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What is the Kanji for 'Dark'? | 冥

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Dark', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Dark' is 冥.

    kanji

    冥

    Meaning

    Dark

    Reading

    kunyomiくら

    kura

    onyomiめい

    mei

    みょう

    myou

    Parts

    六Six 冖Crown 日Day, Sun

    Radical

    冖

    Stroke Count

    10

    Grade

    10

    Frequency

    1899

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 冥

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 3 parts:

    kanji

    六

    Meaning

    Six

    radical

    冖

    Meaning

    Crown

    kanji

    日

    Meaning

    Day, Sun

Kanji Related to 冥 Through the Part 冖

These 25 kanji contain the part 冖 as well.

    kanji

    営

    Meaning

    Manage

    kanji

    労

    Meaning

    Labor

    kanji

    軍

    Meaning

    Army

    kanji

    愛

    Meaning

    Love

    kanji

    塚

    Meaning

    Mound, Tumulus

    kanji

    寝

    Meaning

    Lie down, Go to sleep

    kanji

    浸

    Meaning

    Soak, Immersed

    kanji

    冗

    Meaning

    Redundant, Superfluous

    kanji

    受

    Meaning

    Accept

    kanji

    壱

    Meaning

    One

    kanji

    写

    Meaning

    Copy, Photograph

    kanji

    鬱

    Meaning

    Gloom

    kanji

    蛍

    Meaning

    Firefly

    kanji

    帯

    Meaning

    Belt, Wear

    kanji

    穀

    Meaning

    Grain, Cereal

    kanji

    侵

    Meaning

    Invade

    kanji

    索

    Meaning

    Search, Rope

    kanji

    栄

    Meaning

    Prosper, Flourish

    kanji

    豪

    Meaning

    Great man, Magnificent

    kanji

    亭

    Meaning

    Inn, Pavilion

    kanji

    帝

    Meaning

    Emperor, Sovereign

    kanji

    夢

    Meaning

    Dream

    kanji

    学

    Meaning

    Learn

    kanji

    彙

    Meaning

    Glossary

    kanji

    帰

    Meaning

    Return

Kanji Related to 冥 Through the Part 日

These 61 kanji contain the part 日 as well.

    kanji

    旧

    Meaning

    Old, Past

    kanji

    旬

    Meaning

    Decameron

    kanji

    昭

    Meaning

    Shining

    kanji

    映

    Meaning

    Reflect

    kanji

    昨

    Meaning

    Yesterday, Previous

    kanji

    曜

    Meaning

    Weekday

    kanji

    申

    Meaning

    Report

    kanji

    暖

    Meaning

    Warm

    kanji

    旨

    Meaning

    Purport, Delicious

    kanji

    暦

    Meaning

    Calendar, Almanac

    kanji

    時

    Meaning

    Time, Hour

    kanji

    昧

    Meaning

    Dark, Foolish

    kanji

    暇

    Meaning

    Free time, Spare time

    kanji

    曖

    Meaning

    Dark, Not clear

    kanji

    単

    Meaning

    Simple, Single

    kanji

    星

    Meaning

    Star

    kanji

    晴

    Meaning

    Clear

    kanji

    易

    Meaning

    Easy

    kanji

    曇

    Meaning

    Cloudy

    kanji

    旦

    Meaning

    Dawn

    kanji

    音

    Meaning

    Sound

    kanji

    亀

    Meaning

    Turtle

    kanji

    景

    Meaning

    Scene

    kanji

    昔

    Meaning

    Old times

    kanji

    漠

    Meaning

    Vague, Desert

    kanji

    温

    Meaning

    Warm

    kanji

    晶

    Meaning

    Crystal

    kanji

    門

    Meaning

    Gate

    kanji

    昇

    Meaning

    Ascend, Rise up

    kanji

    明

    Meaning

    Bright

    kanji

    暗

    Meaning

    Darkness

    kanji

    春

    Meaning

    Spring

    kanji

    冒

    Meaning

    Risk

    kanji

    書

    Meaning

    Write

    kanji

    暴

    Meaning

    Violent, Outburst

    kanji

    晩

    Meaning

    Evening, Nightfall

    kanji

    喝

    Meaning

    Hoarse, Shout at

    kanji

    歴

    Meaning

    Curriculum, Continuation

    kanji

    東

    Meaning

    East

    kanji

    普

    Meaning

    Universal, Widespread

    kanji

    旺

    Meaning

    Effulgent

    kanji

    渇

    Meaning

    Thirst, Parched

    kanji

    電

    Meaning

    Electricity

    kanji

    稲

    Meaning

    Rice plant

    kanji

    暫

    Meaning

    A while, Temporarily

    kanji

    者

    Meaning

    Someone

    kanji

    昆

    Meaning

    Descendants, Insects

    kanji

    暁

    Meaning

    Dawn

    kanji

    暑

    Meaning

    Hot

    kanji

    褐

    Meaning

    Brown, Woollen kimono

    kanji

    掲

    Meaning

    Hoist, Display, Hold up

    kanji

    是

    Meaning

    Right, Absolutely

    kanji

    間

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

    kanji

    曲

    Meaning

    Music, Bend

    kanji

    厚

    Meaning

    Thick, Kind

    kanji

    早

    Meaning

    Early, Fast

    kanji

    白

    Meaning

    White

    kanji

    謁

    Meaning

    Audience with the, Audience

    kanji

    曽

    Meaning

    Formerly

    kanji

    暮

    Meaning

    Livelihood

    kanji

    香

    Meaning

    Fragrance

Learn the Kanji 冥

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 冥 mean?

冥 means 'Dark'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.