Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    reveal of how a trick is done

  2. disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

Also written タネ明かし【たねあかし】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

species, kind, class, variety, seed

Kun
たね-ぐさ
On
シュ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
461 of 2500
Radical
grain
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

おいくさ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-9SKIP code
5d9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2291.4Four corner code
2272deroo
7a2eUnicode hex code
1-28-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3295Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4159New Nelson (John Haig)
1218New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1560Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
823Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1128Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1679Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1810Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
435A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2124Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
232Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25174Morohashi
503A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
228Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
228Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
423sakade
783Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
531henshall3
618Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
417crowley
564Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1442Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1695Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong3, chong2, zhong4Pinyin reading
jongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
67 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

あきらあけあすきらさやさやかとしはる

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-4SKIP code
4c4.1The Kanji Dictionary
6702.0Four corner code
3846deroo
660eUnicode hex code
1-44-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2110Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2435New Nelson (John Haig)
855New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1060Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
572Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
756Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
20Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
20Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
84A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
623Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
58Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13805Morohashi
208A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
18Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
18Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141sakade
186Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
228henshall3
167Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
152crowley
106Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.9busy_people
984Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
20Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level