Lingaku暗い【くらい】
Frequency rank: 1,505. (for form くらい: 138.)
- dark; gloomy; murky
- depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)
- dark (in colour); dull
- ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious
- unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising
- unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)as 〜に暗いantonym: 明るい
adjective (keiyoushi)
Forms
- 暗い【くらい】Frequency rank: 1,505.
- 昏い【くらい】Frequency rank: 24,002. – 24,164.
- 冥い【くらい】
- 闇い【くらい】
- くらいFrequency rank: 138.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- dark; gloomy; murky
- depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)
- dark (in colour); dull
- ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious
- unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising
- unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)
This meaning is used to describe a lack of light, a dark or gloomy atmosphere.
This meaning describes a person's state of mind when feeling low, depressed or dispirited.
This meaning is used to describe something that has a dark or dull color.
She was wearing dark clothes.
This meaning is used to express something that feels ominous, dark or suspicious.
This meaning is used to describe a situation or endeavor that seems unlikely to succeed or is hopeless.
This meaning is used to describe being unfamiliar with or ignorant of something.
Generated collocations (experimental)
くらい暗いへや部屋dark roomくらい暗いくも雲dark cloudくらい暗いきもち気持ちgloomy feelingsくらい暗いみらい未来dark futureくらい暗いかげ影dark shadowくらい暗いおもい思いdepressed thoughtsくらい暗いかお顔downcast faceくらい暗いはなし話gloomy storyくらい暗いみち道dark pathくらい暗いじだい時代dark eraくらい暗いめ目suspicious eyesくらい暗いばしょ場所gloomy placeくらい暗いいろ色dark colorこころ心がくらい暗いto have a dark moodきもち気持ちがくらく暗くなるto feel down in the dumpsくらいかこ暗い過去dark pastくらい暗いふんいき雰囲気gloomy atmosphereくらく暗くなるto get dark
Example sentences
233 results
Then, although it was dreary up to the other day, everywhere were flowers, flowers, flowers.
It was evening and already dark but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire. Can they do that, cats?
The world seen through the lace curtain was dark.
He awoke and found himself shut up in a dark room.
Don't read under insufficient light, for it is bad for your eyes.
My mother insists that I should not go out after dark.
I found the book easily though it was dark in the room.
The room was so dark that we had to feel our way to the door.
By the time she gets there, it will be nearly dark.
By the time she gets there, it will be nearly dark.
He disappeared into a dark corner at the back of the shop.