明
bright, light
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
8 / 8
Information
Grade:2
Strokes:8
JLPT:4
Frequency:67
Vocabulary
ミョウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 光明 | コウミョウ | bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion |
| 明朝 | ミョウチョウ | tomorrow morning |
| 明晩 | ミョウバン | tomorrow evening |
| 明後日 | ミョウゴニチ | day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction) |
| 明日 | ミョウニチ | tomorrow; near future |
ミン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明朝 | ミンチョウ | Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644); Ming (serif typeface); Minchō |
| 明朝体 | ミンチョウタイ | Ming (serif typeface); Minchō |
| 明楽 | ミンガク | Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century) |
| 明清楽 | ミンシンガク | Ming and Qing-era Chinese music (as popularized in Japan before the First Sino-Japanese war) |
| 明代 | ミンダイ | Ming period (China; 1368-1644); Ming era |
メイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明白 | メイハク | obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt |
| 解明 | カイメイ | elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding |
| 究明 | キュウメイ | investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into |
| 賢明 | ケンメイ | wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent |
| 光明 | コウメイ | bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明ける | あける | to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock; to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn; to grow light; to end (of a period, season); to begin (of the New Year); to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for); to make (a hole); to open up (a hole) |
| 明き地 | あきち | vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point |
| 身分証明書 | みぶんしょうめいしょ | identification papers; piece of identification; identity document; ID |
| 年明け | としあけ | beginning of the year; early in the New Year |
| 幕明け | まくあけ | rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.) |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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counter for cannons, gate
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craw, crop, paunch, stomach
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冒
assume (a name), damage, dare, defy, face, risk
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朝
(North) Korea, dynasty, epoch, morning, period, regime
Grade 2JLPT 4
問
ask, problem, question
Grade 3JLPT 4
閉
closed, shut
Grade 6JLPT 3
崩
crumble, demolish, die, level
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目
care, class, experience, eye, favor, insight, look
Grade 1JLPT 4
昇
rise up
Grade 8JLPT 2
易
divination, easy, fortune-telling, ready to, simple
Grade 5JLPT 3