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明: bright

bright; clear
8 strokesElementary · Grade 2 (9級)in 119 words here

Readings

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

明るい(あかるい) "bright". めい in compounds: 説明(せつめい), 発明(はつめい). 明日(あした) "tomorrow" is a special reading.

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Key words

明るいあかるいbright
説明せつめいexplanation
明日あしたtomorrow
発明はつめいinvention
明らかあきらかclear; obvious

Example sentences

This room has big windows and is bright.

The teacher explained how to do the homework.

I hear it will rain from the morning tomorrow.

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