明
Readings
                Kana: 
                メイ、ミョウ、ミン、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
            
                    
                Romaji: 
                mei, myō, min, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aka.ramu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku, a.kuru, a.kasu
            
            Name Readings
                Kana: 
                あきら、あけ、あす、きら、け、さや、さやか、とし、はる、み、め
            
                    
                Romaji: 
                akira, ake, asu, kira, ke, saya, sayaka, toshi, haru, mi, me
            
            Meanings
        bright, light
    
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
            Stroke Count: 
            8
        
        
            Radical Number: 
            72
        
        
            Frequency: 
            67
        
        
            Grade: 
            2
        
        
            Skip Pattern: 
            1-4-4
        
                    
                Korean Reading: 
                myeong
            
                            
                Chinese Reading: 
                ming2
            
                
            Unicode: 
            660e
        
        
            JIS: 
            4C40
        
    Indexes
Halpern Index: 855
                                                Nelson Index: 2110
                            New Nelson Index: 2435
                                                                Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c4.1
                                                                Four Corner Index: 6702.0
                                                                Guide to Remembering Index: 208
                                                                Gakken Index: 84
                                                                Japanese Names Index: 623
                                                                Daikanwanjiten Index: 13805
                                                                Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0763
                                                                Remembering the kanji Index: 20
                                                                Busy People Index: 3.9
                                                                Kanji Way Index: 152
                                                                Kanji Flashcards Index: 186
                                                                Kodansha Compact Index: 984
                                                                Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 228
                                                                Kanji in Context Index: 106
                                                                1999 Kanji Learners Index: 572
                                                                2013 Kanji Learners Index: 756
                                                                French Remembering the Kanji Index: 20
                                                                Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 20
                                                                Essential Kanji Index: 58
                                                                Kodansha Kanji Index: 1060
                                                                Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3846
                                                                Read Writing the Kanji Index: 141
                                                                Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 167
                                    Words
            
                明
            
            
                (みん)
            
        
        
            Ming (dynasty of China, 1368-1644)
        
    
            
                明
            
            
                (めい)
            
        
        
            brightness; clarity; acumen; power of vision
        
    
            
                説明
            
            
                (せつめい)
            
        
        
            explanation; exposition
        
    
            
                証明
            
            
                (しょうめい)
            
        
        
            proof; verification; certification
        
    
            
                表明
            
            
                (ひょうめい)
            
        
        
            declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement; assertion
        
    
            
                明
            
            
                (みょう)
            
        
        
            vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (4th of July, etc.)
        
    
            
                明
            
            
                (さや)
            
        
        
            clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely
        
    
            
                不明
            
            
                (ふめい)
            
        
        
            unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; anonymous; unidentified; ignorant; lack of wisdom
        
    
            
                判明
            
            
                (はんめい)
            
        
        
            establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
        
    
            
                文明
            
            
                (ぶんめい)
            
        
        
            civilization; civilisation; culture; Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)