This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

暗ます

晦ます

Reading

Kana: くらます
Romaji: kuramasu
Kana
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Definitions

v5s
vt
1

to abscond; to conceal oneself

2

to deceive; to dissemble; to fool

See also: 眩ます (reading くらます)

Kanji

Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: カイ、 つごもり、 くら.い、 みそか、 くら.む
Meanings: dark, disappear

Example Sentences

(かれ)借金(しゃっきん)()(たお)して姿(すがた)(くら)ました。
➥He did not pay the debt and disappeared.
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(かれ)(わたし)()をくらまそうとしたが無駄(むだ)であった。
➥He tried in vain to pull the wool over my eyes.
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(かれ)はどさくさにまぎれて行方(ゆくえ)をくらました。
➥He disappeared, taking advantage of the confusion.
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