闇 (Yami) is a Japanese noun meaning “darkness, the dark, bewilderment, despair”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival noundarkness; the dark
- nounbewilderment; despair; hopelessness
- nounhidden place; secrecy; oblivion
- noun, adjectival nounblack market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels
Examples
一寸先は闇。
Who can read the future?
光は闇を貫く。
The light penetrates the darkness.
猫は闇で物が見える。
A cat can see in the dark.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).