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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

日

4 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Kun:
ひ、 -び、 -か
On:
ニチ、 ジツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
  • 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
  • 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
  • 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
  • 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
  • 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
  • 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
  • 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month

Kun reading compounds

  • 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
  • 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
  • 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
  • あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day

Readings

Japanese names:
あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ri4
Korean:
il

Spanish

  • día
  • solar
  • Japón
  • sol
  • rayo de sol

Portuguese

  • dia
  • sol
  • Japão

French

  • jour
  • soleil
  • Japon
  • compteur de jours
11 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
13 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
62 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2097 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
56 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
77 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1.A Japanese for Busy People
5 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
5 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
16 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
963 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3759 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1915 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2606 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
12 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13733 Morohashi
3027 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2410 New Nelson (John Haig)
12 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
12 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
33 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3878 2001 Kanji
4c0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-1 SKIP code
4-4-1 SKIP code
6010.0 Four corner code
1-38-92 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65e5 Unicode hex code

暴

15 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
一 ｜ 二 ハ 日 水 井
outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
Kun:
あば.く、 あば.れる
On:
ボウ、 バク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
692 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 暴 【ボウ】 violence, force
  • 暴挙 【ボウキョ】 violence, reckless action, (an) outrage
  • 無謀 【ムボウ】 reckless, thoughtless, rash, ill-advised, impulsive, mad (e.g. scheme)
  • 凶暴 【キョウボウ】 ferocious, brutal, atrocious, savage, barbarous
  • 暴露 【バクロ】 disclosure, exposure, revelation
  • 暴露戦術 【バクロセンジュツ】 exposure tactics, muckraking tactics

Kun reading compounds

  • 暴く 【あばく】 to disclose, to divulge, to expose, to open (a grave), to dig out
  • 暴れる 【あばれる】 to act violently, to rage, to struggle, to be riotous

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bao4, pu4
Korean:
pog, po

Spanish

  • violento
  • salvaje
  • exponer
  • divulgar
  • alborotar
  • encolerizarse
  • revelar

Portuguese

  • explosão
  • enfurecer
  • preocupação
  • força
  • violência
  • crueldade
  • escandalo

French

  • explosion
  • rage
  • agitation
  • force
  • violence
  • cruauté
  • outrage
  • dévoiler
871 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
814 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
793 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
821 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2157 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
833 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
607 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1014 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1052 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1043 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
982 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3138 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1609 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2194 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1819 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14137 Morohashi
2515 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2511 New Nelson (John Haig)
1801 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1941 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
812 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3842 2001 Kanji
4c11.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-11 SKIP code
2-8-7 SKIP code
6013.2 Four corner code
1-43-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
66b4 Unicode hex code

走

7 strokes
Radical:
run 走 (赱)
Parts:
土 走
Variants:
赱
run
Kun:
はし.る
On:
ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
626 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 走 【ソウ】 run, race
  • 走行 【ソウコウ】 running (of a car, bus, etc.), traveling, travelling, running (of a program)
  • 代走 【ダイソウ】 substitute runner
  • 快走 【カイソウ】 fast moving, fast running, fast sailing

Kun reading compounds

  • 走る 【はしる】 to run, to run (of a vehicle), to drive, to travel, to move, to sail, to rush (to), to dash, to race, to retreat, to flee, to defect (to), to run away, to abscond, to elope, to flash (of lightning), to streak, to shoot (through; e.g. of pain), to run (through), to flare, to flit (e.g. across one's face), to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.), to go (e.g. bad, to extremes), to become, to turn, to take to (e.g. crime), to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions), to get involved in, to get wrapped up in, to run (through; of a road, street, etc.), to extend (e.g. of a mountain range), to stretch, to lie

Readings

Japanese names:
はしり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zou3
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • correr
  • escapar
  • huir

Portuguese

  • Correr
  • corrida

French

  • courir
105 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
179 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
161 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
725 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4539 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
832 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
255 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
441 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.7 Japanese for Busy People
429 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
435 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
177 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1753 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2720 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1390 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1877 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
390 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
37034 Morohashi
2194 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5845 New Nelson (John Haig)
384 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
410 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
148 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1470 2001 Kanji
3b4.9 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
4080.1 Four corner code
1-33-86 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8d70 Unicode hex code