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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

朗

10 strokes
Radical:
moon, month 月
Parts:
月 艮
Variants:
朖 朗
melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful
Kun:
ほが.らか、 あき.らか
On:
ロウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1374 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 朗報 【ロウホウ】 good news, happy news, glad tidings
  • 朗読 【ロウドク】 reading aloud, recitation
  • 晃朗 【コウロウ】 bright and brilliant
  • 融朗 【ユウロウ】 brightness, clearness

Kun reading compounds

  • 朗らか 【ほがらか】 cheerful, merry, sunny, melodious, bright (sky, day, etc.), fine, clear

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あきら、 お、 さえ、 ろ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lang3
Korean:
rang

Spanish

  • claro
  • sereno
  • melodioso
  • sonoro

Portuguese

  • melódico
  • limpa
  • alegre
  • sereno
  • brilhante

French

  • radieux
  • brillant
  • clair
  • mélodieux
  • serein
  • joyeux
1005 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
995 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1450 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3762 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1610 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1414 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1394 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1754 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1878 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1628 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1006 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1679 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
891 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1210 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1481 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14362P Morohashi
1325 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4802 New Nelson (John Haig)
1469 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1579 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
917 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
846 2001 Kanji
4b6.11 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-4 SKIP code
3772.0 Four corner code
1-47-15 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6717 Unicode hex code

闊

17 strokes
Radical:
gate 門
Parts:
口 汁 舌 門
Variants:
濶
wide
Kun:
ひろ.い
On:
カツ
2406 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 闊葉樹 【カツヨウジュ】 broad-leaved tree
  • 天空海濶 【テンクウカイカツ】 the open sky and the serene sea, as open as the sky and serene as the sea, magnanimous
  • 広闊 【コウカツ】 spaciousness, extensiveness, expansiveness, vastness

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kuo4
Korean:
hwal, gwal

Spanish

Portuguese

French

4966 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2710 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4135 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
41429 Morohashi
3333 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6409 New Nelson (John Haig)
8e9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-8-9 SKIP code
7716.4 Four corner code
1-79-72 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
95ca Unicode hex code

達

12 strokes (also 11)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
并 込 土 王 羊
Variants:
逹
accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Kun:
-たち
On:
タツ、 ダ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
500 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 達人 【タツジン】 master, expert
  • 達意 【タツイ】 lucidity, intelligibility, perspicuity
  • 通達 【ツウタツ】 notification, official notice, directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration), being well versed (in), being proficient (in)
  • 御用達 【ゴヨウタシ】 purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.), company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
  • 達 【ダチ】 friend
  • 達頼喇嘛 【ダライラマ】 Dalai Lama
  • 重炭酸曹達 【ジュウタンサンソウダ】 sodium bicarbonate, baking soda

Readings

Japanese names:
かつ、 さと、 て、 てつ、 とおる、 みち
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
da2
Korean:
dal

Spanish

  • realizar
  • alcanzar
  • llegar

Portuguese

  • efetuar
  • alcançar
  • chegar
  • atingir

French

  • suffixe pluriel
  • accompli
  • atteindre
  • aboutir
465 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
568 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
541 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
525 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4721 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
391 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
964 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1810 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
448 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
455 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
384 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
708 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3893 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2005 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2706 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
558 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39011P Morohashi
3139 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6088 New Nelson (John Haig)
552 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
591 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
154 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
594 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1455 2001 Kanji
2q9.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-9 SKIP code
3430.4 Four corner code
1-35-03 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9054 Unicode hex code