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Keyword
bright
  • light
Frequency
#67
Strokes
8
Grade
2
JLPT (old)
N3
Heisig
20
Readings
メイ67%
あ19%
ミョウ11%
あか2%
あき2%
Mnemonic
At one odd hour, the sun and moon hang in the sky together, and your room glows bright enough to read by.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
明あきらか
clear; obvious; evident; plain; definite; bright; light
Na-adjective
説せつ明めい
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
Noun
明日あした
tomorrow
Noun
不ふ明めい
unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight
Na-adjective
声せい明めい
declaration; statement; proclamation
Noun
明めい確かく
clear; precise; definite; distinct
Na-adjective
公こう明めい党とう
Komeito (Japanese political party)
Noun
証しょう明めい
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
Noun
解かい明めい
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
Noun
公こう明めい
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
Noun
表ひょう明めい
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement; assertion
Noun
未み明めい
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
Noun
明めい治じ
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Noun
明あく
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be free; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to come to an end; to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.); …
Godan verb
判はん明めい
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
Noun
不ふ透とう明めい
opaque; obscure; murky; turbid; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable; uncertain
Na-adjective
週しゅう明あけ
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
Noun
鮮せん明めい
vivid; clear; distinct
Na-adjective
透とう明めい
transparent; clear
Na-adjective
文ぶん明めい
civilization; civilisation; culture
Noun
明あかるい
light; bright; well-lit; well-lighted; bright (colour); cheerful; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition); bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy; …
I-adjective
発はつ明めい
invention
Noun
照しょう明めい
illumination; lighting
Noun
明あける
to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn; to grow light; …
Ichidan verb