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暗黒街
ankokugai
Description
「暗黒街」は、犯罪や悪いことが多い、あぶない町や社会のことです。
"暗黒街" refers to a dangerous town or society with a lot of crime and bad things.
映画や小説の中で、悪い人たちが集まる世界を表すときによく使います。
It is often used in movies and novels to depict a world where bad people gather.
Meanings
暗黒街ankokugai
underworld; criminal society or district
この映画は暗黒街の話です。
This movie is about the underworld.
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Notes
- Etymology
暗黒 (darkness) + 街 (town/quarter), literally 'town of darkness'.
- Nuance
mostly literary or in fiction; 裏社会 is the more common everyday term.
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