noun
dark night
Literary or formal term for a night without moonlight or starlight. In everyday speech, 闇夜 (やみよ) is more common.
See also: 闇夜 (やみよ)
暗夜に月はなく、あたりは漆黒の闇に包まれていた。
On that dark night, there was no moon, and the area was enveloped in pitch-black darkness.
Common word for a dark night; 暗夜 (あんや) is a more literary synonym.
Compound of 暗 (an, 'dark') and 夜 (ya, 'night'). The reading is on'yomi, typical of Sino-Japanese vocabulary.