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闇夜

暗夜

Readings

Kana: あんや、やみよ
Romaji: an'ya, yamiyo
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Definition

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dark night

Kanji

Readings: アン、 オン、 やみ、 くら.い
Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded

Example Sentences

闇夜(やみよ)だった。
➥It was a dark night.
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闇夜(やみよ)鉄砲(てっぽう)じゃあるまいし、そんな場当(ばあ)たり(てき)なやり(かた)でうまくいくとは(おも)えないよ。
➥That's just a shot in the dark. How do you think you'll succeed by just acting on the spur of the moment like that?
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(つき)()ていない闇夜(やみよ)だった。
➥It was a dark night, with no moon.
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