明 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 明 mean?
Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
What's the image of 明?
How to read 明?
Kunyomi... あかり/akari,あかるい/akarui,あかるむ/akarumu,あからむ/akaramu,あきらか/akiraka,あける/akeru,あく/aku,あくる/akuru
Onyomi... メイ/mei,ミョウ/myo,ミン/min
jinmeikun... aka, akaru, aki, akira, ake, kiyoshi, kuni, sayaka, teru, toru, toshi, nori, haru, hiro, mitsu, yoshi,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 660E 明 (For HTML use) |
明 / related names
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Name:
- haruki
- Katakana:
- ハルキ
- Kanji:
- 明生
- Meaning:
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- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 生Live. To be born. Born. To grow. Life. A living thing. Pure. Unadulterated. Fresh. Unprocessed. Unripe. A person who is learning or practicing.
- Name:
- mei
- Katakana:
- メイ
- Kanji:
- 明依
- Meaning:
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- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 依To rely on. To lean on. To use as a basis. To follow. As is. As it was. As it was before. Unclear. Hazy. To take care of the weak. Help.
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Kanji:
- 明里
- Meaning:
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- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Kanji:
- 明香里
- Meaning:
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- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 香Scent. Good smell, fragrant. Aromatic. A scented object that produces a fragrance.
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Kanji:
- 明星
- Meaning:
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- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 星A star. A star shining in the night sky. Celestial bodies. The flow of years, months, and days. An important person. A landmark. Signs. Aims.
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Kanji:
- 明花莉
- Meaning:
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- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 花Flowers. Something shaped like a flower. A metaphor for something as beautiful or gorgeous as a flower. Honor. To be excellent.
- 莉Jasmine (a kind of flower). A character used for jasmine.
- Name:
- chiaki
- Katakana:
- チアキ
- Kanji:
- 千明
- Meaning:
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- 千Thousand. Kanji character for the number 1000 (thousand).A unit of number. A large number. Many. Various appearances.
- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- Name:
- mei
- Katakana:
- メイ
- Name:
- shumei
- Katakana:
- シュウメイ
- Name:
- chihiro
- Katakana:
- チヒロ
- Kanji:
- 千明
- Meaning:
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- 千Thousand. Kanji character for the number 1000 (thousand).A unit of number. A large number. Many. Various appearances.
- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Name:
- akari
- Katakana:
- アカリ
- Kanji:
- 明花梨
- Meaning:
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- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 花Flowers. Something shaped like a flower. A metaphor for something as beautiful or gorgeous as a flower. Honor. To be excellent.
- 梨Pear. A deciduous tree of the rose family.
- Name:
- asaka
- Katakana:
- アサカ
- Kanji:
- 明咲花
- Meaning:
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- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 咲Blooming. Flower buds open. It smiles.
- 花Flowers. Something shaped like a flower. A metaphor for something as beautiful or gorgeous as a flower. Honor. To be excellent.
- Name:
- meisa
- Katakana:
- メイサ
- Name:
- akane
- Katakana:
- アカネ