明 Kanji for bright

N4Grade 28 strokes

bright, light

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
On: メイ、ミョウ、ミン

明 is the Japanese kanji for bright, light. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N4. Its kun reading is あ.かり、あか.るい、あか.るむ and its on reading is メイ、ミョウ、ミン.

Stroke order

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Words with 明

明あきらかclear, obvious, evident
明あかるいlight, bright, well-lit
明あかすto pass (the night), to spend
声せい明めいdeclaration, statement, proclamation
説せつ明めいexplanation, exposition, description
不ふ明めいunclear, obscure, indistinct

Practice 明 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.