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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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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
- —簡明直截simple and plain; frank, direct and unambivalent; straightforward
- —原因究明investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
- —罪状糾明closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime
- —罪状明白being proven guilty of a crime; having one's guilt for a crime made clear; (the) nature of offense being (becoming) clear
- —資質英明wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents
- —資性英明wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents
- —消息不明untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
- —正体不明unidentifiable; unidentified
- —所属不明of unknown affiliation
- —真偽不明dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
- —真相究明probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
- —頭脳明晰clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
- —清風明月refreshing breeze and the bright moon; a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon
- —徹底究明thorough investigation; complete inquiry
- —平易明快simple and clear; plain and lucid
- —平明達意plain and lucid; articulate
- —弁明口調apologetic (defensive) tone of voice
- —身元不明(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
- —無色透明colorless and transparent
- —明暗両面(both) the bright and dark sides