EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 47
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

    その2語の用法の区別は明瞭である。
    The distinction in usage between the two words is clear.

Also written 明亮【めいりょう】明了【めいりょう】

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Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

clear

Kun
あきらか
On
リョウ
Strokes
17
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (21)
CodeReference
1-5-12SKIP code
5c12.4The Kanji Dictionary
6409.6Four corner code
77adUnicode hex code
1-46-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3156Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3960New Nelson (John Haig)
1238New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1584Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
837Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1145Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2582Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1843Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2629Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
23697Morohashi
2174Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1407Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
liao3, liao4Pinyin reading
ryoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level