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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
- —明せきclear; distinct
- —明りょうclear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
- —明明白白clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
- —れい明期dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
- —風光明美scenic; beautiful; picturesque
- —神明造りstyle of shrine architecture based on that of Ise Jingu
- —燃犀の明extraordinary perceptiveness; sharp insight
- —説明臭いover-explanatory; overly expository; didactic; preachy
- —不明りょうunclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim; blurred
- —頭脳明せきclearheadedness; sharpness of mind
- —説明が付くto explain adequately; to be accountable
- —罹災証明書disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim
- —原発不明癌cancer of unknown primary; CUP
- —俺俺証明書self-signed certificate
- —取扱い説明書user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
- —取り扱説明書user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
- —原発不明ガンcancer of unknown primary; CUP
- —取り扱い説明書user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
- —おれおれ証明書self-signed certificate