Translation of Japanese word "暗い" to English
暗い
くらい
[kurai]
IPA: /kurai/
Meaning
AdjectiveHaving an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
How to use
暗い (kurai) — 'dark / gloomy / dim / ignorant'. 暗い夜 — dark night. 表情が暗い — gloomy expression. Antonym: 明るい. Japanese adjectives inflect directly for tense and negation, functioning similarly to verbs in some ways.
🇬🇧 English
dark / gloomy
Pronunciation Guide
Japanese Kanji: 暗い
Phonetic Reading (Hiragana): くらい
Romaji Transcription: kurai
Example Sentences
この部屋は暗いです。
このへやはくらいです。
This room is dark.
暗い夜は、星を見ることができます。
くらいよるは、ほしをみることができます。
Dark nights allow you to see stars.
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- この部屋は暗いです。— This room is dark.
Frequency rank: #905 in Japanese
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What does the Japanese word "暗い" mean?▼
The Japanese word "暗い" means "dark / gloomy" in English.
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The word "暗い" is read as "くらい" (kurai). You can hear the correct audio pronunciation by clicking the play button next to the word at the top of this page.
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