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闇

やみ

particle

Meanings

1darkness
2shady
3illegal
4the dark
5bewilderment
6despair
7hopelessness
8hidden place

Example sentence

闇とは光がないことです。

Darkness is the absence of light.

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無闇にむやみに · unreasonablyN1 暗闇くらやみ · darkness

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