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Level: N4 Strokes: 8

明

Meaning in English

bright, light, clair

Readings
Onyomi: メイ, ミョウ, ミン Kunyomi: 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 Romaji: mei, myou, min / a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aka.ramu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku, a.kuru, a.kasu
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明
Translations in other languages:
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
★ Vietnamese sáng sủa, nhẹ nhàng, rõ ràng
Thai สว่าง สว่าง ชัดเจน

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

Words with this kanji

N1 賢明 kemmei wisdom, intelligence, prudence N1 打ち明ける uchiakeru to confess, to be open N1 明かす akasu to reveal; to stay up N1 不明 fumei unknown, ambiguous N1 明白 meihaku obvious, clear N1 明瞭 meiryou clarity N1 明朗 meirou bright, clear, cheerful N2 明くる～ akuru～ next, following N2 明け方 akegata dawn

Sentences with this kanji

N5 先生に説明してもらいました Sensei ni setsumei shite moraimashita I received explanation from the teacher N4 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 N1 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 N4 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.