暗い (Kurai) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “dark, gloomy, murky, depressed”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivedark; gloomy; murky
- i-adjectivedepressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)
- i-adjectivedark (in colour); dull
- i-adjectiveill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious
- i-adjectiveunlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising
- i-adjectiveunfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)as 〜に暗い
Examples
外が暗くなってきた。
It's getting darker outside now.
部屋の中は暗かった。
It was dark in the room.
僕は暗いうちに起きた。
I got up while it was still dark.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).