This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

眩む

暗む、 晦む

Reading

Kana: くらむ
Romaji: kuramu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5m
vi
1

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be disoriented by

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

Note: word usually written using kana alone
3

to become dark

Note: archaism

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 カン、 げん.す、 くるめ.く、 まぶ.しい、 くら.む、 まど.う、 めま.い、 まばゆ.い、 くれ.る、 ま.う
Meanings: faint, dizzy
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: カイ、 つごもり、 くら.い、 みそか、 くら.む
Meanings: dark, disappear

Example Sentences

(かれ)(つよ)(ひかり)()(くら)んだ。
➥He was dazzled by the bright light.
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ヘッドライトがまぶしくて一瞬目(いっしゅんめ)がくらんだ。
➥The glaring headlights dazzled us for a moment.
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彼女(かのじょ)はその豪華(ごうか)部屋(へや)()のくらむ(おも)いがした。
➥She was dazzled by the gorgeous room.
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(かれ)(きん)()がくらんで結婚(けっこん)した。
➥He married for money.
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(よく)()がくらんで判断力(はんだんりょく)()くなったらしい。
➥Greed seems to have blinded his good judgement.
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(ぼく)(まえ)から()自動車(じどうしゃ)のヘッドライトで()がくらんだ。
➥I was dazzled by the headlights of an approaching car.
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