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明 kanji
bright, light
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
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On readings
メイミョウミン
Kun readings
あかりあかるいあかるむあからむあきらかあける-あけあくあくるあかす
Variant forms
朙Words with 明
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —明を失うto lose one's eyesight
- —不透明性opacity
- —西欧文明Western civilization; Western civilisation
- —西洋文明Western civilization; Western civilisation
- —転出証明change of address certificate
- —透明人間invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
- —補足説明supplementary explanation
- —明治天皇Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
- —文明諸国civilized world; civilised world
- —文明世界civilized world; civilised world
- —簡単明瞭simple and clear
- —旗幟鮮明making one's attitude (position, stand) clear; unfurling and clearly showing one's banner
- —事理明白facts being beyond dispute; logic being indisputable
- —単純明快simple and clear; plain and simple
- —明窓浄机dustless desk by a well-lit window; well-lit and clean study conducive to learning
- —明朗闊達upbeat and freehearted; cheerful and magnanimous
- —論旨明快the point of an argument being clearly stated; the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned
- —安否不明fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
- —簡潔明瞭clear and concise
- —簡明率直simple, plain, and artless; clear, concise, and unaffected