明 (めい) — bright, clear, light

明めい bright

Frequency #2381 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 2 1 character noun prefix

mei

めい

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. めい[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

bright
clear
light

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

めい明 bright

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明(あき)らか akiraka obvious 明(あか)るい akarui bright 明日(あした) ashita tomorrow 明(みょう)日(にち) myounichi tomorrow 説(せつ)明(めい) setsumei explanation 明(めい)確(かく) meikaku clear 証(しょう)明(めい) shoumei proof 不(ふ)明(めい) fumei unknown

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 明 (24)

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