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Name details - 明

Readings
Common readings:
あかり   Akari   (female given name, surname)  
あきら   Akira   (male given name)  
Additional readings:
あかし   Akashi   (female given name, surname)  
あかしお   Akashio   (unclassified name)  
あかじお   Akajio   (unclassified name)  
あかみね   Akamine   (unclassified name)  
あかる   Akaru   (female given name)  
あき   Aki   (female given name, surname)  
あきつぐ   Akitsugu   (unclassified name)  
あきのり   Akinori   (unclassified name)  
あきらか   Akiraka   (surname)  
あくる   Akuru   (female given name)  
あけ   Ake   (place name, surname)  
あけさき   Akesaki   (surname)  
あけみね   Akemine   (unclassified name)  
あけら   Akera   (surname)  
あすみ   Asumi   (unclassified name)  
さとし   Satoshi   (male given name)  
さや   Saya   (female given name)  
さやか   Sayaka   (female given name)  
とおる   Tooru   (unclassified given name)  
とし   Toshi   (female given name)  
はる   Haru   (female given name)  
ひなた   Hinata   (female given name)  
みょう   Myou   (surname)  
みょうじん   Myoujin   (surname)  
みん   Min   (unclassified given name)  
めい   Mei   (female given name)  
めいしゅう   Meishuu   (surname)  
Frequency
This is the 7718th most common Japanese surname.
This is the 199th most common Japanese male given name.
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メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
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