暗黒時代

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 暗黒 (ankoku, “darkness”) and 時代 (jidai, “period, era”).

Noun

暗黒時代 (hiragana あんこくじだい, romaji ankoku jidai)

1. a historical period where social disorder is so great due to war, disease, political disorder etc. that there is little or no cultural development; Dark Ages