KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小28 strokesRadical 日#67 in newspapers
明 · bright, light
明 is a kanji meaning bright, light. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- メイmei
- ミョウmyō
- ミンmin
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- あかりakari
- あかるいakarui
- あかるむakarumu
- あからむakaramu
- あきらかakiraka
- あけるakeru
- -あけ-ake
- あくaku
- あくるakuru
- あかすakasu
Practise the N4 kanji
In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 明 · 27 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 明るいあかるい | あかるい | bright (in reference to personality or weather); cheerful | N5 |
| 明後日あさって | あさって | day after tomorrow | N5 |
| 明日あした | あした | tomorrow | N5 |
| 説明せつめい | せつめい | explanation | N4 |
| 明日あす | あす | tomorrow | N4 |
| 証明しょうめい | しょうめい | proof, verification | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 明かりあかり | あかり | lamplight, light (in general) | N3 |
| 明らかあきらか | あきらか | obvious, clear | N3 |
| 明けるあける | あける | to dawn, to become daylight | N3 |
| 明後日みょうごにち | みょうごにち | day after tomorrow | N3 |
| 明確めいかく | めいかく | clear, definite | N3 |
| 夜明けよあけ | よあけ | dawn, daybreak | N3 |
| 発明はつめい | はつめい | invention | N3 |
| 文明ぶんめい | ぶんめい | civilization | N3 |
| 照明しょうめい | しょうめい | illumination | N3 |
| 声明せいめい | せいめい | declaration, statement, proclamation | N3 |
| 明くる~あくる | あくる | next, following | N2 |
| 明け方あけがた | あけがた | dawn | N2 |
| 明明後日しあさって | しあさって | two days after tomorrow | N2 |
| 透明とうめい | とうめい | transparency, cleanness | N2 |
| 賢明けんめい | けんめい | wisdom, intelligence, prudence | N1 |
| 打ち明けるうちあける | うちあける | to confess, to be open | N1 |
| 明かすあかす | あかす | to reveal; to stay up | N1 |
| 不明ふめい | ふめい | unknown, ambiguous | N1 |
| 明白めいはく | めいはく | obvious, clear | N1 |
| 明瞭めいりょう | めいりょう | clarity | N1 |
| 明朗めいろう | めいろう | bright, clear, cheerful | N1 |
Example sentence
外はまだ明るいよ。
そとはまだあかるいよ
It is still light outside.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #184873 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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