闇 Home·Characters·闇 Character · Qualities 闇 やみ yami darkness Composition 1234567891011121314151617 門gate音sound Origin The gate 門 gives the sense of doors shut against the light; 音 supplies the sound. Proverbs carrying this character 112 一寸先は闇 One inch ahead lies darkness. Related characters 不not, negation乏lack, scarcity也to be, also事matter, affair他other以by means of位rank, position何what, which健sturdy, healthy元origin, beginning