明 — bright, clear, light

あ明 bright

U+660E Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #67 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #20 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

bright
clear
light
clarity

word

あか aka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

明(あか) るい akarui bright

あき aki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

明(あき) らか akiraka obvious

めい mei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

説(せつ) 明(めい) setsumei explanation 明(めい) 確(かく) meikaku clear 証(しょう) 明(めい) shoumei proof 不(ふ) 明(めい) fumei unknown 明(めい) 治(じ) meiji Meiji (era) 表(ひょう) 明(めい) hyoumei declaration 明(めい) mei bright 文(ぶん) 明(めい) bunmei civilization 発(はつ) 明(めい) hatsumei invention 透(とう) 明(めい) toumei transparent 判(はん) 明(めい) hanmei becoming clear 解(かい) 明(めい) kaimei elucidation 声(せい) 明(めい) seimei declaration 照(しょう) 明(めい) shoumei lighting 明(めい) 記(き) meiki clear statement 明(めい) 白(はく) meihaku obvious 明(めい) 示(じ) meiji explicit statement

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

明日(あした) ashita tomorrow

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

明日(あした) ashita tomorrow

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Meanings

word

あか aka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

あき aki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

めい mei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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