Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 音 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
暗
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
暗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
暗 [àn]
dark; gloomy; hidden; secret; muddled; obscure; in the dark
Japanese
darkness
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
暗 あとう
Atou unclassified name
暗 あど
Ado unclassified name
暗 あん
An given name
暗 はらい
Harai surname
暗 ひかげ
Hikage female given name
CHINESE WORDS (172)
黑暗 [hēi'àn] #1,655
dark
暗示 [ànshì] #2,768
to hint
暗杀 [ànshā] #5,020
to assassinate
暗杀 [ànshā] #5,020
to assassinate
暗中 [ànzhōng] #9,065
in the dark
阴暗 [yīn'àn] #8,248
dim
阴暗 [yīn'àn] #8,248
dim
暗暗 [àn'àn] #26,279
secretly
暗号 [ànhào] #7,864
secret signal (sign)
暗号 [ànhào] #7,864
secret signal (sign)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 暗い [くらい] #881
dark
⭐ 暗闇 [くらやみ] #3,376
darkness
⭐ 薄暗い [うすぐらい] #3,527
dim
⭐ 真っ暗 [まっくら] #4,595
pitch-dark
⭐ 暮れる [くれる] #7,745
to get dark
⭐ 暗殺 [あんさつ] #8,231
assassination
⭐ 暗黒 [あんこく] #8,702
darkness
暗がり [くらがり] #8,742
darkness
暗殺者 [あんさつしゃ] #9,441
assassin
⭐ 暗示 [あんじ] #10,060
hint
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