Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くら
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
暗む
晦む

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(くら) (kuramuintransitive godan (stem (くら) (kurami), past (くら)んだ (kuranda))

  1. to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be disoriented by​
  2. to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)​
  3. (archaic) to become dark​

Usage notes

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Usually written in kana alone as くらむ

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN