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暗い

くらい

dark

Mnemonic

The sun has gone out of the room and there is nothing left in it but sound. The same くらい as approximately, except that this one is about how little you can see. You find the switch by feel: くらい.

Worth knowing

Same reading as くらい, about or approximately, which is written in kana. If it is doing a job on a number it is that one. This one is a room you cannot see across. 黒い くろい is black the colour. This is dark as in no light.

Built from

dark
日 sun + 音 sound

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