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明

N58 strokes

clear, bright

On reading (音読み): メイ
Kun reading (訓読み): あか.るい

Example words

明(あか)るいbright, light
説明(せつめい)explanation
不明(ふめい)unknown
文明(ぶんめい)civilisation
透明(とうめい)transparent

In the vocabulary

Words from the course that use this kanji.

明(あか)るいbright, lightLesson 16
説明(せつめい)しますto explainLesson 24

Easy to mix up

The book warns about these lookalike kanji.

日day, sun 月moon, month