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闇 means 'darkness'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 1197   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-16    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 50    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 51 words   Used in 68 words   Used in 34 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   やみ darkness
Additional readings
On    アン   オン
Kun    くらい
Components
⿵  門 gate  音 sound  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 闇 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 闇 is used 67 times, read 3 ways.
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アン : 12 words FIND ALL
noun
1. dark hole
2. idiot; fool
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やみ : 53 words FIND ALL
や み 2
Most common form: ヤミ
1. darkness; the dark; dark
2. bewilderment; despair; hopelessness
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くらい : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
1. prostitute  (see also: 暗者女)
2. imposter; fraudster; trickster
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An additional one less common word includes 闇 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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闇
やみ darkness   
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門
モン   かど gate   
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音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
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