Kanji
明
Meaning in Englishbright, light, clair
ReadingsAnimated kanji stroke order
Portuguese
brilhante, claro, claro
Spanish
brillante, luminoso, claro
Korean
밝은, 명료한, 맑은
French
brillant, clair
Italian
luminoso, chiaro, chiaro
German
hell, licht, klar
Indonesian
cerah, terang, jernih
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Vietnamese
sáng sủa, nhẹ nhàng, rõ ràng
Thai
สว่าง สว่าง ชัดเจน
Kanji
Related kanji
N3
昨
saku
yesterday, previous, hier
N4
春
shun / haru
springtime, spring (season), printemps
N1
昭
shou
shining, bright, briller
N4
昼
chuu / hiru
daytime, noon, journée
N1
是
ze, shi / kore, kono, koko
just so, this, right
N1
昧
mai, bai / kura.i, musabo.ru
dark, foolish
N1
昴
kou, bou / subaru
the Pleiades, ascenso, incremento
N5
時
ji / toki, -doki
time, hour, temps
N4
早
sou, satsu / haya.i, haya, haya-, haya.maru, haya.meru, sa-
early, fast, tôt
Word
Words with this kanji
Sentence
Sentences with this kanji
N3
先生に説明してもらいました
Sensei ni setsumei shite moraimashita
I received explanation from the teacher
N3
明日は台風が来るということだ
Ashita wa taifuu ga kuru to iu koto da
It means that a typhoon is coming tomorrow
N3
説明を聞いたからといってすぐ理解できるわけではない
Setsumei o kiita kara to itte sugu rikai dekiru wake de wa nai
Just because I heard the explanation does not mean I understood immediately
N3
教師として学生に分かりやすく説明する責任がある
Kyoushi to shite gakusei ni wakariyasuku setsumei suru sekinin ga aru
As a teacher I have responsibility to explain clearly to students
N3
彼の説明はただの推測にすぎないと思う
Kare no setsumei wa tada no suisoku ni suginai to omou
I think his explanation is only speculation
N3
説明したからといって理解したというわけではない
Setsumei shita kara to itte rikai shita to iu wake de wa nai
Explaining does not mean they understood
N3
新しい制度の開始に際して説明会が開かれた
Atarashii seido no kaishi ni saishite setsumeikai ga hirakareta
Briefing held at start of new system
N3
天気予報によると明日は雨が降るらしい
Tenki yohou ni yoru to ashita wa ame ga furu rashii
According to the weather forecast it seems it will rain tomorrow
N4
明日は早く起きるつもりです。
Ashita wa hayaku okiru tsumori desu.
I intend to wake up early tomorrow.