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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)
Practice writing
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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
- —天文薄明astronomical twilight
- —車庫証明parking space certificate (sometimes required for car ownership)
- —薄明光線crepuscular rays; sunbeams
- —近代文明modern civilization; modern world
- —夜間照明night lighting; nighttime illumination
- —利用明細account statement
- —国籍不明of unknown nationality (of a vessel, plane, etc.); unidentified
- —照明効果lighting effects
- —明晰判明clear and distinct (e.g. perception, esp. in Cartesianism); having a clear head
- —聡明剛毅be reasonable, strong and do not give in
- —説明書き(written) explanation; explanatory label (e.g. in a museum); information sign (e.g. at a tourist spot); instructions (e.g. for a product)
- —神明鳥居shinmei torii; type of torii topped by a single straight lintel
- —犯行声明claim of responsibility (e.g. for a bombing)
- —不透明度opacity
- —四大発明Four Great Inventions (of China: the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing)
- —燃犀之明extraordinary perceptiveness; sharp insight
- —存在証明proof of existence
- —作者不明of unknown authorship; anonymous (work)
- —品位証明quality certification (of a precious metal); hallmark
- —耐空証明certificate of airworthiness; airworthiness certificate