黒暗

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こく
Grade: 2
あん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
黑暗 (kyūjitai)
黒闇

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 黑暗 (MC xok 'omH, “black darkness”). Compare modern Mandarin 黑暗 (hēi'àn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こく)(あん) (kokuan

  1. absolute darkness
  2. (Buddhism) a complete lack of virtue or wisdom
  3. pure black (color/colour)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN