暗澹

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 暗澹 – see 暗淡 (“dim; dull; dismal”).
(This term, 暗澹, is a variant form of 暗淡.)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
暗 澹
あん
Grade: 3		 たん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
暗たん

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あんたん [àńtáń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ã̠ntã̠ɴ]

Adjective

暗(あん)澹(たん) • (antan) †-tari (adnominal 暗(あん)澹(たん)たる (antan taru), adverbial 暗(あん)澹(たん)と (antan to) or 暗(あん)澹(たん)として (antan to shite))

  1. dim, dark
  2. (one's future) gloomy, depressing
    暗澹(あんたん)たる気分(きぶん)になった
    antan taru kibun ni natta
    feeling depressed

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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