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明
Stroke order
Meaningbright, light
On'yomiミョウ, ミン, メイ
Kun'yomi-あ.け, あ.かす, あ.かり, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.ける, あか.らむ, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あき.らか

Words with 明

WordJLPTMeaning
明日N5あしたtomorrow (casual)
明後日N5あさってday after tomorrow (casual)
明るいN5あかるいbright (in reference to personality or weather); cheerful
説明N4せつめいexplanation
明日N4あすtomorrow (formal)
明らかN3あきらかobvious, clear
証明N3しょうめいproof, verification
明確N3めいかくclear, definite
文明N3ぶんめいcivilization
発明N3はつめいinvention

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