Bloomko
JLPT N5 · Size, shape & speed

暗い

くらい

dark

Stroke order of 暗い

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

暗 · 13 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

The sun (日) with a sound/voice (音): when the sun is muffled, it's dark.

Parts: 暗 dark (日 sun + 音 sound) + い

The characters in 暗い

  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

夜の道は暗いです。

よるのみちはくらいです。

The road at night is dark.

Words with 暗

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