明
明

bright, light

8 strokesFrequency 67JLPT N3Grade 2

On

メイミョウミン

Kun

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

Nanori

あきらあけあすきらけさやさやかとしはるみめ

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

bright

Constituents

日day
日sun
月flesh
月month
月moon
月part of the body

Mnemonic Stories

The sun and moon both contribute to make things bright. Think of how the sun illuminates the day and the moon lights up the night.

Dictionary

Common Words

説明せつめいNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #311
1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

Examples
私に規則を説明して下さい。
Please explain the rule to me.
明日《あした》《あす》みょうにちNounAdverbFreq #547
1

tomorrow

Examples
あしたは一日中ひまです。
I'll be free all day tomorrow.
2

あす only

near future

開ける空ける明けるあけるIchidan verbFreq #583
1

開ける only; Transitive verb

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock

Examples
あなたの手紙を間違ってあけてしまってすいませんでした。
I'm sorry I opened your mail by mistake.
３人の少年達はその建物の扉を開けました。
The three boys opened the doors of the building.
2

開ける only; Transitive verb

to open (for business, etc.)

3

Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける

to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room

Examples
財布の中身をこの袋に空けなさい。
Empty the purse into this bag.
4

Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける

to move out; to clear out

5

Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける

to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)

6

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to dawn; to grow light

7

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to end (of a period, season)

8

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to begin (of the New Year)

9

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)

Examples
次の土曜日の午後は空けておいてください。
Please leave next Saturday afternoon free.
10

Intransitive verb

to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

明るいあかるい～い Adj.Freq #935
1

light; bright; well-lit; well-lighted

Examples
ダイヤは明るく光った。
The diamond shone brightly.
2

bright (colour)

Examples
明るい色が私たちの目を引いた。
The bright colors arrested our eyes.
3

cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)

Examples
あの子供は明るい微笑でみんなをひきつける。
The child captivates everyone with his sunny smile.
4

bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy; encouraging; promising

5

As ...に明るい

knowledgeable (about); familiar (with); well versed (in); well acquainted (with)

Examples
君はなかなか地理に明るいな。
You're pretty good with the lay of the land.
6

fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

明らかあきらか～な Adj.Freq #1031
1

clear; obvious; evident; plain; definite

Examples
その船が沈んだのは明らかだ。
It is clear that the ship sank.
2

bright; light

証明しょうめいNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #1942
1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

Examples
私が間違っていない事を証明しよう。
I'll show you that I am right.
開く空く明くあくGodan verbFreq #2012
1

Intransitive verb; Esp. 開く

to open (e.g. doors)

Examples
ぐいと押すとドアは開いた。
The door yielded to a strong push.
2

Intransitive verb; Esp. 開く

to open (e.g. business, etc.)

3

Intransitive verb; Esp. 空く

to be empty

Examples
１塁があいていたので打者を歩かせた。
With first base open, he walked the batter.
4

Intransitive verb; Esp. 空く

to be vacant; to be available; to be free

Examples
放課後は空いてますか？
Are you free after school?
5

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く

to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)

6

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く

to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

7

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く

to come to an end

8

Transitive verb; Esp. 明く

to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

9

Intransitive verb

to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

Examples
その皮製の上着の両肘部分が擦り減って穴が空いた。
The leather jacket has worn out at the elbows.
不明ふめいFreq #2747
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous

Examples
良い新聞記者は、どんなニュース源からも、つまり、出所不明型のニュース源からも、学びとれるものはなんでも利用する。
A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Suffix

unknown; unidentified

3

Common noun

ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight

明確めいかく～な Adj.Freq #2778
1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

Examples
この語を明確に定義できますか。
Can you clearly define this word?
明かり灯りあかりNounFreq #3430
1

明かり only

light; glow; gleam

Examples
この明かりで字を読もうとすれば目が悪くなるよ。
You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
2

Also written as 灯火

(a) light; lights; lamp

Examples
どうか明かりをつけて下さい。
Turn on the light, please.
3

明かり only; Dated term

proof (of innocence)

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