明
READING メイ、ミョウ、あ-かり、あか-るい、あか-るむ、あか-らむ、あき-らか、あ-ける、あ-く、あ-くる、あ-かす
MEANING bright
JLPT level N4 (full info & stroke order)
MEANING bright
JLPT level N4 (full info & stroke order)
Words/compounds
はつめい
invention, intelligent, clever, being enlightened, having the meaning of everything become clear
ふめい
unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, ignorant, lack of wisdom, anonymous, unidentified
Example sentences
説明
あくまで説明書に従ってお使いください。
Use only as directed.
Use only as directed.
 
きみの説明は具体性に欠ける。
Your explanation lacks concreteness.
Your explanation lacks concreteness.
明日
その会社はニューモデルの発表会を明日行う。
The company will hold a presentation of the new model tomorrow.
The company will hold a presentation of the new model tomorrow.
 
また明日。
See you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
発明
かつてはロードローラーは馬が曳いていたが、蒸気機関の発明により、スチームローラーが現れた。
Horses used to pull road-rollers, but the steamroller arrived with the invention of the steam engine.
Horses used to pull road-rollers, but the steamroller arrived with the invention of the steam engine.
 
それを発明した教授は大学から相当の対価を受ける権利がある。
The professor who invented it has the right to reasonable remuneration from the university.
The professor who invented it has the right to reasonable remuneration from the university.
文明
すべての文明国は戦争に反対している。
All civilized countries are against war.
All civilized countries are against war.
 
われわれは文明社会に生きている。
We live in a civilized society.
We live in a civilized society.
不明
行方不明だった漁船が無事帰港した。
The fishing boat that had been missing returned to its port safely.
The fishing boat that had been missing returned to its port safely.
 
行方不明者を探そうと、できるだけの努力をした。
We tried our best to find the missing persons.
We tried our best to find the missing persons.
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