Kanji1 / 8
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
- —使途不明金unaccounted-for expenditures
- —居住証明書certificate of residence
- —在学証明書certificate of student status; student ID card
- —成績証明書transcript of results; report of results
- —死亡証明書death certificate
- —先発明主義first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
- —説明がつくto explain adequately; to be accountable
- —身元不明者John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
- —文明の衝突clash of civilizations
- —遅延証明書certificate of lateness (issued by a railroad company, etc.)
- —在籍証明書certificate of enrollment; certificate of (school) registration
- —在職証明書certificate of employment
- —雇用証明書certificate of employment; employment verification
- —納税証明書tax payment certification; certificate of tax payment
- —課税証明書tax declaration certificate
- —盗難証明書certificate of theft (for insurance purposes, etc.)
- —保険証明書insurance certificate
- —検査証明書inspection certificate; test certificate
- —道徳的証明argument from morality (for the existence of God)
- —証明権限者certifying authority