漢字城 Kanji Fortress

暗 dark

On'yomi
アン
Kun'yomi
くら-い
Strokes
13
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): くら-い.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
暗 is written in 13 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

When the sun goes down, only sound is left to guide you — everything is dark.

A common word

  • 暗い くらい dark

Example sentences

  • へやがくらいですね。

    The room is dark, isn't it?

  • くらくなるまえにかえりましょう。

    Let's go home before it gets dark.

Kanji that share a part

日 is its radical. 78 kanji share it in all.

音 is a component.

  • 意 meaning
  • 章 badge N2
  • 闇 darkness N1
  • 韻 rhyme N1
  • 響 echo N1