明
明 — bright, light
- JLPT
- JLPT N4
- Strokes
- 8
- Taught in
- School year 2
- Frequency
- #67 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- めい mei
- みょう myou
- みん min
- めい mei
- Kun'yomi
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- あ.かり a.kari
- あか.るい aka.rui
- あか.るむ aka.rumu
- あか.らむ aka.ramu
- あき.らか aki.raka
- あ.ける a.keru
- -あ.け -a.ke
- あ.く a.ku
- あ.くる a.kuru
- あ.かす a.kasu
- あ.かり a.kari
Words that use 明
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.