Meaning of 灯台下暗 in Japanese

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Definition of 灯台下暗

  1. (adj-i) dark; gloomy

    あたりがもう暗くなっていることに気がついた。
    I observed that it had already got dark.

  2. dark (in colour); dull
  3. depressed; dispirited
  4. sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past)
  5. unclear; unfamiliar; unknown
  1. (n, n-suf) your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
  1. (n) light; lamp; torch
  1. (n) light; illumination; glow; gleam

    この明かりで字を読もうとすれば目が悪くなるよ。
    You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.

  2. lamp; light →Related words: 明かりを消す

    どうか明かりをつけて下さい。
    Turn on the light, please.

  1. (n) light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp →Related words: 御明かし
  1. (n) light; lamp
  2. (suf, ctr) counter for electric lights
  1. (n) light; lamp
  2. baiting deer with a lighted torch
  1. (n) light; lamp

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