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VocabJLPT N3

darkness

Nounの-Adjective

Definitions

1. darkness
2. the dark
3. bewilderment
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.