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

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 stand
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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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