明
Readings
Kana:
メイ、ミョウ、ミン、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
Romaji:
mei, myō, min, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aka.ramu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku, a.kuru, a.kasu
Name Readings
Kana:
あきら、あけ、あす、きら、け、さや、さやか、とし、はる、み、め
Romaji:
akira, ake, asu, kira, ke, saya, sayaka, toshi, haru, mi, me
Meanings
bright, light
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
8
Radical Number:
72
Frequency:
67
Grade:
2
Skip Pattern:
1-4-4
Korean Reading:
myeong
Chinese Reading:
ming2
Unicode:
660e
JIS:
4C40
Indexes
Halpern Index: 855
Nelson Index: 2110
New Nelson Index: 2435
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c4.1
Four Corner Index: 6702.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 208
Gakken Index: 84
Japanese Names Index: 623
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13805
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0763
Remembering the kanji Index: 20
Busy People Index: 3.9
Kanji Way Index: 152
Kanji Flashcards Index: 186
Kodansha Compact Index: 984
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 228
Kanji in Context Index: 106
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 572
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 756
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 20
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 20
Essential Kanji Index: 58
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1060
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3846
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 141
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 167
Words
明
(みん)
Ming (dynasty of China, 1368-1644)
明
(めい)
brightness; clarity; acumen; power of vision
説明
(せつめい)
explanation; exposition
証明
(しょうめい)
proof; verification; certification
表明
(ひょうめい)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement; assertion
明
(みょう)
vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (4th of July, etc.)
明
(さや)
clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
不明
(ふめい)
unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; anonymous; unidentified; ignorant; lack of wisdom
判明
(はんめい)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
文明
(ぶんめい)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)