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崔

11 strokes
Radical:
mountain 山
Parts:
山 隹
Variants:
cliff, bluff, precipice
Kun:
がけ
On:
ガイ、 サイ、 スイ
1963 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cui1
Korean:
choe

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1738 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
8178 Morohashi
1477 New Nelson (John Haig)
3o8.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
2221.4 Four corner code
1-54-35 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5d14 Unicode hex code

明

8 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日 月
Variants:
朙
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
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
67 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 明 【メイ】 brightness, discernment, insight, an eye (for), eyesight, vision, nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
  • 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
  • 公明 【コウメイ】 fairness, openness, impartiality, Komeito (Japanese political party)
  • 英明 【エイメイ】 intelligent, wise, bright, brilliant, clear-sighted
  • 明 【ミョウ】 vidya (wisdom), mantra, the coming (July 4, etc.)
  • 明日 【アシタ】 tomorrow, near future
  • 光明 【コウミョウ】 bright light, hope, bright future, light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
  • 内明 【ナイミョウ】 adhyatma vidya (one of the five sciences of ancient India), science of spirituality
  • 明 【ミン】 Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
  • 明楽 【ミンガク】 Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
  • 胡志明 【ホーチミン】 Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)

Kun reading compounds

  • 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
  • 明り先 【あかりさき】 source of light
  • 明るい 【あかるい】 light, well-lit, well-lighted, bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored, cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition), encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in), fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
  • 明るむ 【あかるむ】 to brighten, to grow light
  • 明らむ 【あからむ】 to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky)
  • 明らか 【あきらか】 clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite, bright, light
  • 明らかにする 【あきらかにする】 to make clear, to clarify, to disclose, to make public
  • 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
  • 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
  • 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
  • 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
  • あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
  • 明かす 【あかす】 to pass (the night), to spend, to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose, to prove, to verify

Readings

Japanese names:
あきら、 あけ、 あす、 きら、 け、 さや、 さやか、 とし、 はる、 み、 め
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ming2
Korean:
myeong

Spanish

  • luz
  • brillo
  • claridad
  • listo
  • inteligente
  • claro
  • luminoso
  • iluminar
  • aclarar

Portuguese

  • brilhante
  • luz

French

  • clair
  • lumière
141 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
228 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
208 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
84 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2110 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
58 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
186 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
623 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.9 Japanese for Busy People
18 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
18 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
106 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
984 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1060 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
20 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13805 Morohashi
855 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2435 New Nelson (John Haig)
20 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
20 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
152 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
167 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3846 2001 Kanji
4c4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
6702.0 Four corner code
1-44-32 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
660e Unicode hex code

勲

15 strokes
Radical:
power, force 力
Parts:
一 ｜ ノ 力 日 杰
Variants:
勳 勛
meritorious deed, merit
Kun:
いさお
On:
クン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1513 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 勲 【クン】 merit (esp. order of merit)
  • 勲章 【クンショウ】 decoration, order, medal
  • 叙勲 【ジョクン】 conferring of decorations
  • 殊勲 【シュクン】 distinguished services, meritorious deeds

Kun reading compounds

  • 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service

Readings

Japanese names:
いさむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xun1
Korean:
hun

Spanish

  • acción meritoria
  • servicio distinguido
  • mérito

Portuguese

  • ato meritório
  • mérito

French

  • mérite
  • haut fait
  • fait méritoire
1191 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1312 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2794 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1296 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1106 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2407 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1773 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1905 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1709 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1284 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3560 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1838 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2500 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1693 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2463 Morohashi
2869 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
560 New Nelson (John Haig)
1677 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1808 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1781 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2240 2001 Kanji
4d11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-11-4 SKIP code
2433.2 Four corner code
1-23-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52f2 Unicode hex code