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明 means 'bright'
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On ミン
Kun -あけ あくる
Name あきら あけ あす きら け さや さやか とし はる み め
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 明 is used 51 times, read 5 ways. 2 words use a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 明 is used 572 times, read 7 ways (with 1 variation). 2 words use a non-standard reading.
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メイ
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ミョウ
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2. preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
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ミン
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あかり
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あかるい
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1. bright; colourful
2. cheerful
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あきらか
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'na' adjective, adverb, noun
obvious; evident; clear; plain(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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あける
(read as あけ)
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noun
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward) (see also: 夜明け)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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さや:
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clear; fresh; bright (often written with kana only)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 2 words.
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. tomorrow2. near future (this meaning is restricted to reading あす)
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