闇夜

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
やみ
Grade: S

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(やみ)() (yamiyo

  1. a dark night, a night with no moon

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
あん
Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
暗夜

Pronunciation

Noun

(あん)() (an'ya

  1. a dark night, a night with no moon
  2. a dark and depressing outlook

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN