How to say “dark” in Japanese | 暗い (くらい、kurai)

14.02.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「暗い (くらい、kurai)」means “dark.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word暗い
Hiraganaくらい
Romaji Readingkurai
English Meaningdark

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence暗い森を歩いた。
Romaji ReadingKurai mori o aruita.
English MeaningI walked in the dark forest. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence暗い森を歩きました。
Romaji ReadingKurai mori o arukimashita.
English MeaningI walked in the dark forest. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence暗い性格を直したい。
Romaji ReadingKurai seikaku o naoshitai.
English MeaningI want to fix my dark personality. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence暗い性格を直したいです。
Romaji ReadingKurai seikaku o naoshitai desu.
English MeaningI want to fix my dark personality. (Polite Form)
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