暗い

くらい

Dark, gloomy

N5i-adjective·kurai

How to remember it

Imagine dim light barely reaching into a closed, dark room.

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.

  • 夜になると道が暗くなります。

    よるになるとみちがくらいになります。

    The street gets dark at night.

Usage

Antonym is 明るい (bright); also describes a gloomy mood.

Related words

明るい暗闇暗記

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