Kanji

明

bright, light

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

日部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

メイ, ミョウ, ミン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

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 (Name Reading)

あか, あかり, あかる, あき, あきら, あきらけい, あけ, きよし, くに, てる, とおる, とし, のり, はる, ひろ, みつ, よし

Common Readings

ミョウ, メイ, あ…かす, あか…らむ, あ…かり, あか…るい, あか…るむ, あき…らか, あ…く, あ…くる, あ…ける

Example sentences

説明 せつめい
その 計画 について 詳しく 説明した

He explained the plan in detail.

もう一度 もういちど
すみません もう一度 説明 して いただけ ます

Excuse me, but could you explain it once more?

明日 あした
明日 友達 映画 行き ます

Tomorrow, I will go to see a movie with my friend.

明日 降る 分からない

I don't know if it will rain tomorrow.

明るい あかるい
から 明るい 差し込んでいる

Bright light is shining through the window.

表情 ひょうじょう
表情 明るく なった

His expression became bright.

明らか あきらか
失敗 明らか

His failure is obvious.

でない でない
犯人 でない こと 明らか

It is clear that he is not the culprit.

証明 しょうめい
無実 証明する 難しい

It is difficult to prove one's innocence.

実験 じっけん
新しい 理論 証明 する ため 何度 実験 繰り返した

I repeated the experiment many times to prove the new theory.

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