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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
- —地火明夷ming yi (hexagram 36 of the I Ching: darkening of the light)
- —生死不明not knowing whether someone is dead or alive; of unknown fate; missing
- —状況説明briefing; status report; explanation of the situation
- —巨石文明megalithic civilization; megalithic culture
- —遠藤照明Endo Lighting Corporation
- —発明協会Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation; JIII
- —民明書房Minmeishobō (publishing company featured in the manga series "Sakigake!! Otokojuku")
- —明海大学Meikai University
- —明治大学Meiji University
- —明星大学Meisei University
- —明和産業Meiwa Corporation
- —秀明大学Shumei University
- —証明終了end of proof; QED
- —健康証明書health certificate
- —行方不明者missing person
- —投光照明器floodlight; floodlight projector
- —特許明細書patent description; patent specifications
- —犯行声明文letter of responsibility (for a crime)
- —出生証明書birth certificate
- —取扱説明書user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual