How to say darkness in Japanese

JLPTN1
闇☆【やみyami】

noun / ~の noun:

  • darkness; the dark; dark
  • bewilderment; despair; hopelessness
  • black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table

Example Sentences

暗闇kurayamiのno中naka、俺oreはha遠ざかるtoozakaru後姿ushirosugataにni必死にhisshini手teをwo伸ばすnobasu。
In the darkness, I frantically reach out towards the receding figure.
夕闇yuuyamiがga次第にshidaini深まってfukamatteいったitta。
The twilight merged into darkness.
夜yoruのno暗闇kurayamiのno中nakaでde目が見えますmegamiemasuかka。
Can you see in the darkness of the night?
夜yoruのnoとばりtobariがga下りoriつつあるtsutsuaru。
Darkness is falling.
兵隊heitaiはha暗闇kurayamiでde四方shihouにni目を配ったmewokubatta。
The soldier kept a sharp lookout in the darkness.

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