闇 = 門 + 音

闇 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “close”. It is built from 門 (gate) and 音 (sound).

Keyword: close
Pinyin (Mandarin): àn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: close, shut, закрой, shut
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 闇 pitch dark

Decomposition

ids

門 gate
音 sound

How to find 闇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gate” + “sound”. 闇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 闇 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.