| 154 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 243 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 224 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1044 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 576 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1883 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 348 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 107 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 992 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 491 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14065 | Morohashi |
| 1010 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2503 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 480 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 519 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 415 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1040 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 暗 【アン】 darkness
- 暗雲 【アンウン】 dark clouds, threatening signs, ominous indications
- 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
- 冥暗 【メイアン】 gloom, shade
Kun reading compounds
- 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
- 暗い過去 【くらいかこ】 shadowy past, murky past
- 眩む 【くらむ】 to be dazzled by, to be dizzied by, to be disoriented by, to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.), to become dark
- 暮れる 【くれる】 to get dark, to grow dark, to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close, to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with
Readings
- Korean:
- am
Spanish
- oscuro
- poco claro
- memorizar
- sombrío
Portuguese
- escuridão
- desaparecer
- sombra
- informal
- escurecer
- cegar
French
- obscurité
- disparaître
- ombre
- informel
- s'assombrir
- être aveuglé
| 3878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 6006.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6697 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
391 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 待遇 【タイグウ】 treatment, reception, service, working conditions, salary, pay, remuneration
- 待機 【タイキ】 standing by, awaiting an opportunity, being on alert, quarantine
- 歓待 【カンタイ】 warm welcome, friendly reception, hospitality, entertainment
- 優待 【ユウタイ】 preferential treatment, hospitality, warm reception, cordial welcome
Kun reading compounds
- 待つ 【まつ】 to wait, to await, to look forward to, to anticipate, to depend on, to need
- 待つ身は長い 【まつみはながい】 a watched pot never boils
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まち、 まつ
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- esperar
- aguardar
Portuguese
- esperar
- contar com
French
- attendre
- compter sur
| 271 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 357 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 337 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 374 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1609 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 611 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 171 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 785 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 452 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 459 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 195 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 626 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 269 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 323 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 888 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10085 | Morohashi |
| 364 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 879 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 366 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 336 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2048 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2424.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f85 | Unicode hex code |