明

Bright

WaniKani level 6 JLPT N4 Joyo grade 2Top 500 · #678 strokes

Meanings

Bright, Light

On'yomi

めい、みょう、みん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

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

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

明 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

明 (Bright) is taught on WaniKani at level 6 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #67 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 6

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Words using 明

明白めいはくobvious 解明かいめいelucidation 究明きゅうめいinvestigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)賢明けんめいwise 言明げんめいdeclaration 光明こうみょうbright light 公明こうめいfairness 行方不明ゆくえふめいmissing (of a person)克明こくめいdetailed 自明じめいself-evident 失明しつめいloss of eyesight 釈明しゃくめいexplanation

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