Memory phrase for the Kanji: 暗


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Meaning dark, shady, gloomy, unclear

Pronunciation

AN
kurai

Explanation

Left: sun/day , right: sound, music (Stand up into the day with music [of the clock radio?])

Mnemonic


 
(You write in this order: ) When the sun stands between two days , it is: dark.

Radicals

day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
musicStand up with the sun and listen to the sound.
to standA person with wide hips stands on the ground .
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 Vocabulary

暗い くらい  dark, gloomy
暗記 あんき  memorization, learning by heart
暗殺 あんさつ  assassination
暗示 あんじ  hint, suggestion
暗算 あんざん  mental arithmetic
真っ暗 まっくら  total darkness, shortsightedness, pitch dark
薄暗い うすぐらい  dim, gloomy

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