VocabJLPT N3
darkness
Nounの-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. darkness
  2. 2. the dark
  3. 3. bewilderment
  4. 4. hidden place
Darkness or the dark, both literally and figuratively. It can describe physical darkness such as a pitch-black room, or metaphorical darkness like the shady underworld of society or hidden evil.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

It's dark over there — use your phone flashlight.

Sentence 2

The deeper into the forest you go, the darker it gets.

Sentence 3

Look! The clouds are covering the moon and darkness is spreading!

Sentence 4

Sometimes, out of nowhere, the future just looks dark.

Sentence 5

"Don't let this get swept under the rug," he said firmly.