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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 4

明 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

bright; clear

On: メイmei ミョウmyou ミンmin
Kun: あかりakari あかるいakarui あかるむakarumu あからむakaramu あきらかakiraka あかすakasu あくaku あけるakeru あけake あくるakuru
Special: あしたashita

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

明8 strokes

How to write 明: stroke order

明 has 8 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

明 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 明 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 明

The parts 明 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

日
day; sun
Radical
月
month; moon

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 4

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