VocabJLPT N5
dark
い-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. dark
  2. 2. gloomy
  3. 3. depressed
  4. 4. dark (in colour)
An i-adjective meaning "dark" or "gloomy." It describes places with little light, and can also describe a person's mood or personality as gloomy or pessimistic.

Example sentences

Initial · simple i+1

Nighttime is dark.

Sentence 1

"This photo is dark, but I like it," he said.

Sentence 2

This room is dark.

Sentence 3

"Is it dark out yet?" Dad asked.

Sentence 4

It's already dark out, huh.

Sentence 5

"You seem down — what happened?" my friend asked.