(あんこく)

あんこく
noun
darkness, pitch-black, dark (figurative)
1. darkness, pitch-black
Complete darkness or absence of light. A literary term for deep, total darkness.
暗黒(あんこく)世界(せかい)(ひろ)がっていた。
A world of darkness spread before us.
洞窟(どうくつ)(おく)暗黒(あんこく)(つつ)まれていた。
The depths of the cave were enveloped in total darkness.
宇宙(うちゅう)暗黒(あんこく)物質(ぶっしつ)()()えない。
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.
暗黒(あんこく)時代(じだい)()ばれる時期(じき)があった。
There was a period called the Dark Ages.
組織(そしき)暗黒(あんこく)(めん)(あば)かれた。
The dark side of the organization was exposed.
戦争(せんそう)(くに)暗黒(あんこく)時代(じだい)突入(とつにゅう)し、人々(ひとびと)希望(きぼう)(うしな)った。
The country plunged into a dark era due to war, and people lost hope.

USAGE:
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)(めん) (dark side), 暗黒(あんこく)物質(ぶっしつ) (dark matter). More intense and literary than (くら)い or 暗闇(くらやみ).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 暗黒(あんこく)時代(じだい): dark age
  • 暗黒(あんこく)(めん): dark side
  • 暗黒(あんこく)物質(ぶっしつ): dark matter
  • 暗黒(あんこく)世界(せかい): world of darkness

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 暗闇(くらやみ): darkness (physical, everyday)
  • (やみ): darkness, gloom (versatile, common)