Kanji1 / 8
明 kanji
bright, light
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
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
- —釈明Popularexplanation; vindication
- —鮮明Popularvivid; clear; distinct
- —判明Popularbecoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
- —表明Populardeclaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement; assertion
- —弁明Popularexplanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
- —未明Popularearly dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
- —明暗Popularlight and darkness; light and shade
- —明快Popularclear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
- —明記Popularclear writing; specification
- —明言Populardeclaration; statement
- —明細Populardetails; particulars; specifics; detailed; minute; detailed statement
- —明示Popularelucidation; explicit statement; specification
- —明治PopularMeiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
- —英明Popularintelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
- —証明書Popularcertificate; credentials; testimonial
- —説明書Popular(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
- —不透明Popularopaque; obscure; murky; turbid; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable; uncertain
- —公明党PopularKomeito (Japanese political party)
- —明文化Popularstipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
- —行方不明Popularmissing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown