Kanji: 明

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	日 Radical name: にち
Meaning:	Bright, light
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 70 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	明(あかる)い	bright
N5	明日(あした)	tomorrow
N4	明日(あす)	tomorrow
N4	説明(せつめい)	explanation
N3	明(あ)かり	lamplight, light (in general), brightness
N3	明(あき)らか	obvious, evident, clear
N3	明(あ)ける	to dawn, to become daylight
N3	証明(しょうめい)	proof, verification
N3	発明(はつめい)	invention
N3	文明(ぶんめい)	civilization, culture
N3	明後日(みょうごにち)	day after tomorrow
N3	明確(めいかく)	clear up, clarify, define
N3	夜明(よあ)け	dawn, daybreak
N2	明(あ)き	room, time to spare, emptiness
N2	明(あ)け方(がた)	dawn
N2	透明(とうめい)	transparency, cleanness
N1	明(あ)かす	to pass, spend, to reveal, to divulge
N1	明白(めいはく)	obvious, overt
N1	明(あか)るい	bright, cheerful
N1	明(あ)くる	next, following
N1	明後日(あさって)	day after tomorrow
N1	賢明(けんめい)	wisdom, intelligence, prudence
N1	照明(しょうめい)	illumination
N1	声明(せいめい)	declaration, statement, proclamation
N1	不明(ふめい)	unknown, obscure, indistinct, uncertain, ambiguous, ignorant, lack of wisdom, anonymous, unidentified
N1	明瞭(めいりょう)	clarity
N1	明朗(めいろう)	bright, clear, cheerful