JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 28

闇 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

darkness

On
アンan オンon
Kun
やみyami くらいkurai

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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闇17 strokes

How to write 闇: stroke order

闇 has 17 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

闇 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 闇 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 闇

The parts 闇 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 門

    gate; specialized field

    Radical

  • 音

    sound

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 28