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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

星

9 strokes
Radical:
sun, day 日
Parts:
日 生
Variants:
皨
star, spot, dot, mark
Kun:
ほし、 -ぼし
On:
セイ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
  • 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
  • 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
  • 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
  • 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
  • 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow

Kun reading compounds

  • 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
  • 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
  • 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
  • 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xing1
Korean:
seong

Spanish

  • estrella
  • punto pequeño
  • resultado de un juego

Portuguese

  • estrela
  • ponto
  • marca

French

  • étoile
  • point
  • marque
264 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
171 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
154 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
877 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2121 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
838 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
599 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
946 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
730 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
743 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
463 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
973 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3089 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1577 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2156 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1570 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
13837 Morohashi
2435 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2452 New Nelson (John Haig)
1556 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1676 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
181 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3872 2001 Kanji
4c5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-5 SKIP code
6010.4 Four corner code
1-32-17 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
661f Unicode hex code

雑

14 strokes
Radical:
small bird 隹
Parts:
九 木 隹
Variants:
雜
miscellaneous
Kun:
まじ.える、 まじ.る
On:
ザツ、 ゾウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
839 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 雑 【ザツ】 rough, crude, sloppy, messy, miscellaneous
  • 雑音 【ザツオン】 noise (usu. unpleasant), interference (e.g. radio), static, noise, gossip, irresponsible criticism
  • 猥雑 【ワイザツ】 vulgar, indecent, crude, sordid, jumbled (of a place), disorderly, chaotic, messy
  • 交雑 【コウザツ】 hybridization, crossing, mixing
  • 雑 【ゾウ】 miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
  • 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket

Kun reading compounds

  • 交える 【まじえる】 to mix, to combine, to include, to exchange (words, fire, etc.), to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
  • 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
za2
Korean:
jab

Spanish

  • misceláneo
  • varios
  • mezclado
  • basto
  • tosco

Portuguese

  • misto

French

  • divers
615 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
714 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
687 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
812 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5032 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
365 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
994 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2127 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
575 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
584 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
523 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1855 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1752 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
939 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1267 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
569 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
42022 Morohashi
1385 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6507 New Nelson (John Haig)
562 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
604 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
790 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1675 2001 Kanji
8c6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-8 SKIP code
4091.4 Four corner code
1-27-08 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
96d1 Unicode hex code

誌

14 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
士 心 言
document, records
On:
シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
851 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 誌 【シ】 magazine
  • 記す 【シルス】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
  • 風物詩 【フウブツシ】 feature of the season, something characteristic of a particular season, poem about natural scenery or a particular season
  • 日誌 【ニッシ】 journal, log

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi4
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • documento
  • escrito
  • revista

Portuguese

  • Documentos
  • registros

French

  • document
  • dossier
891 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
880 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
950 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4366 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
919 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
902 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2141 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
574 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
583 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
524 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1687 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1950 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1043 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1406 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
608 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35501 Morohashi
1548 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5620 New Nelson (John Haig)
601 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
646 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
974 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3058 2001 Kanji
7a7.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-7 SKIP code
0463.1 Four corner code
1-27-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a8c Unicode hex code