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Clear Days Moon Tomorrow Obvious Evident Wisdom Bright

Kanji
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
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

Tags: jlpt.n4, kanji_nature_weather, grade2, kanjifreq1-250

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