“Murky” in Japanese
Short answer
Murky in Japanese is “暗い” (gurai). Full meaning: dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull.
Other ways to say “Murky” in Japanese
どす黒い
dosuguroi darkish, dusky, dark, murky
もやもや
moyamoya hazy, misty, foggy, murky, fuzzy; hazy feeling, uncertain feeling, feeling gloomy, feeling depressed, pent-up feelings, ill feeling
闇い
kurai dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull
蒙い
kurai dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull
瞑い
gurai dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull
昏い
gurai dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull
溟い
kurai dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull
冥い
kurai dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull
杳い
kurai dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull
黯い
gurai dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull
クライ
kurai dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull
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