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明 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 bright, light 4 67 8 72 ひ・ひへん・にち・にちへん 会意 Compound Ideographic The sun makes the moon bright. 20

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メイ、ミョウ、ミン あきら, あけ, あす, きら, け, さや, さやか, とし, はる, み, め 明日(あした): tomorrow明らか(あきらか): obvious; evident; clear; plain声明(せいめい): declaration; statement; proclamation説明(せつめい): explanation; exposition不明(ふめい): unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; ignorant; lack of wisdom; anonymous; unidentified明確(めいかく): clear; precise; definite; distinct透明(とうめい): transparency; cleanness文明(ぶんめい): (1) civilization; civilisation; culture (2) Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)証明(しょうめい): proof; verification照明(しょうめい): illumination; lighting明るい(あかるい): (1) bright; colourful (2) cheerful (3) familiar (with); knowledgeable (about) (4) fair (e.g. politics); clean明白(めいはく): obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt賢明(けんめい): wisdom; intelligence; prudence夜明け(よあけ): dawn; daybreak発明(はつめい): (1) invention (2) intelligent; clever (3) being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear明朗(めいろう): bright; clear; cheerful明け方(あけがた): dawn明後日(あさって): day after tomorrow明瞭(めいりょう): clarity; clearness打ち明ける(うちあける): to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart明かす(あかす): (1) to pass (e.g. the night); to spend (2) to reveal; to divulge明くる(あくる): next; following明明後日(しあさって): (in) three days time (two days after tomorrow)明白(あからさま): plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant明(みょう): (1) vidya (wisdom) (2) mantra (3) the coming (4th of July, etc.) 2 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days月: month; moon 日 4 (none) bright The sun and the moon are brightest objects in the day and night, respectively.

Kanji	明
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
Nanori	あきら, あけ, あす, きら, け, さや, さやか, とし, はる, み, め
English	bright, light
Examples	明日(あした): tomorrow 明らか(あきらか): obvious; evident; clear; plain 声明(せいめい): declaration; statement; proclamation 説明(せつめい): explanation; exposition 不明(ふめい): unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; ignorant; lack of wisdom; anonymous; unidentified 明確(めいかく): clear; precise; definite; distinct 透明(とうめい): transparency; cleanness 文明(ぶんめい): (1) civilization; civilisation; culture (2) Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20) 証明(しょうめい): proof; verification 照明(しょうめい): illumination; lighting 明るい(あかるい): (1) bright; colourful (2) cheerful (3) familiar (with); knowledgeable (about) (4) fair (e.g. politics); clean 明白(めいはく): obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt 賢明(けんめい): wisdom; intelligence; prudence 夜明け(よあけ): dawn; daybreak 発明(はつめい): (1) invention (2) intelligent; clever (3) being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear 明朗(めいろう): bright; clear; cheerful 明け方(あけがた): dawn 明後日(あさって): day after tomorrow 明瞭(めいりょう): clarity; clearness 打ち明ける(うちあける): to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart 明かす(あかす): (1) to pass (e.g. the night); to spend (2) to reveal; to divulge 明くる(あくる): next; following 明明後日(しあさって): (in) three days time (two days after tomorrow) 明白(あからさま): plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant 明(みょう): (1) vidya (wisdom) (2) mantra (3) the coming (4th of July, etc.)
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	67
Components	日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 月: month; moon
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	日
Radical Number	72
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	ひ・ひへん・にち・にちへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	bright
Koohii Story 1	The sun makes the moon bright.
Koohii Story 2	The sun and the moon are brightest objects in the day and night, respectively.
RTK Index	20

Clear Days Moon Tomorrow Obvious Evident Wisdom Bright