Practise the thinking. Keep the judgement.
闇 (yami): Darkness
やみ
yami
Meaning
Darkness
Two original examples
窓の外は闇に包まれていました。
It was enveloped in darkness outside the window.
暗い部屋で電気をつけました。
I turned on the light in the dark room.
Usage and distinctions
闇 is a noun, often used for deep darkness or figurative obscurity. 暗い is the adjective for dark. 闇 can also carry a figurative illicit sense in compounds; it is not a universal translation of every English “dark”.