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Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
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Kanji Grade 3 - 暗

Kanji character Grade 3 暗. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 暗
About
darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Kun: くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
On: アン
13 strokes
Radical: sun, day 日
Parts: 日 立 音
 
Onyomi
暗 【アン】 darkness
暗雲 【アンウン】 dark clouds
明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
冥暗 【メイアン】 gloom, shade
 
Kunyomi
暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
暗い過去 【くらいかこ】 shadowy past, murky past