N11077/3019

やみ

nounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)

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Meanings

  • darkness, the dark
  • bewilderment, despair, hopelessness
  • hidden place, secrecy, oblivion
  • black market, shady trading, underhand transactions, illegal channels

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Example sentences

よるやみふかまるにつれて、もりなかしずまりかえった。

As the darkness of the night deepened, the forest fell completely silent.

かれ社会しゃかいやみまれ、もはやすべうしなった。

He was swallowed up by the darkness of society and had no longer any means of escaping.

やみ取引とりひき関与かんよした政治家せいじか逮捕たいほされたというニュースがながれた。

News spread that a politician involved in shady trading had been arrested.

戦争せんそう記憶きおく歴史れきしやみほうむられることなく、かたがれなければならない。

The memories of war must not be buried in the oblivion of history, but must be passed down through generations.

ふか絶望ぜつぼうやみなかにあっても、希望きぼうひかり見出みいだものこそがしんつよさをつ。

Even in the depths of despair and darkness, those who can find a ray of hope are the ones who possess true strength.