Dark, gloomy in Japanese 🇯🇵

くらい info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
One way to remember "くらい" (kurai) is by associating it with the word "crumple" as darkness can crumple or fold into itself, creating a gloomy atmosphere.

Explanations:
"くらい" is an adjective in Japanese that means dark in terms of light or gloomy in terms of mood.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 暗い (あんい) – used in formal contexts and often written with kanji.
– 闇 (やみ) – more poetic or dramatic, emphasizing profound darkness.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– くらい can also imply a negative or pessimistic attitude in a non-literal sense, such as describing someone's personality as gloomy.

Examples of sentences that use it:

1. この部屋はとてもくらいですね。
(Kono heya wa totemo kurai desu ne.)
This room is very dark, isn't it?

2. 彼の未来はくらいと見られている。
(Kare no mirai wa kurai to mirarete iru.)
His future is seen as gloomy.

3. くらい森の中で迷ってしまいました。
(Kurai mori no naka de mayotte shimaimaa.)
I got lost in the dark forest.

4. 彼女はいつもくらい表情をしている。
(Kanojo wa itsumo kurai hyoujou o eiru.)
She always has a gloomy expression.

5. 昨日は雨で一日中くらかった。
(Kinou wa ame de ichinichijuu kurakatta.)
Yesterday was dark all day because of the rain.

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