暗黒面

Japanese

Kanji in this term
暗	黒	面
あん Grade: 3	こく Grade: 2	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
暗黑面 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 暗黒(あんこく) (ankoku, “darkness”) + 面(めん) (men, “side, face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ã̠ŋko̞kɯ̟ᵝmẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

暗(あん)黒(こく)面(めん) • (ankokumen) 

1. the dark, cruel side of a matter or situation
2. (Star Wars) the dark side of The Force