暗 黒(あんこく)

あんこく

noun

darkness, pitch-black, dark (figurative)

literarynature

1. darkness, pitch-black

Complete darkness or absence of light. A literary term for deep, total darkness.

A world of darkness spread before us.

The depths of the cave were enveloped in total darkness.

Dark matter in the universe is invisible.

2. dark, evil, corrupt (figurative)

A metaphorical sense referring to a period or state of evil, corruption, ignorance, or despair.

There was a period called the Dark Ages.

The dark side of the organization was exposed.

The country plunged into a dark era due to war, and people lost hope.

A literary and dramatic word. Often used as a modifier: 暗黒(あんこく)時代(じだい) (dark age), 暗黒(あんこく)面(めん) (dark side), 暗黒(あんこく)物質(ぶっしつ) (dark matter). More intense and literary than 暗(くら)い or 暗闇(くらやみ).

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