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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)
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
- —明応Meiō era (1492.7.19-1501.2.29)
- —明暦Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)
- —明和Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)
- —羞明photophobia
- —明証proof; evidence; corroboration
- —明渠open ditch
- —明智sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
- —明知knowing clearly
- —明弁discernment; clear analysis; clear expression; distinguished speech
- —明喩simile
- —宣明stating clearly; declaration; proclamation
- —昆明Kunming (China)
- —溶明fade-in
- —明意explicit meaning; directly stated meaning (as opposed to implied); explicature
- —明大Meiji University (abbr)
- —失明者blind person
- —透明性transparency
- —半透明semi-transparent; translucent
- —不鮮明blur; blurred; indistinct
- —不文明indistinct; obscure