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明
Hiragana
めい / みょう
Affix
Japanese Meaning
明るいこと。あかり。 / はっきりしていること。あきらか。 / 理解すること。悟ること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あかるいこと、はっきりすること、わかること、ひらくこと、かみのいみをそえる字。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
明亮；光明 / 明晰；理解；启迪 / 开明；对外开放；神灵
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
光明、明亮 / 明白、闡明 / 神祇、神靈
Korean Meaning
밝음·명료함 / 깨우침·계몽·개화 / 신(神)·신격
Indonesian
terang; cerah / jelas; pencerahan/pemahaman / ilahi; dewa
Vietnamese Meaning
sáng, sáng sủa / minh bạch, khai sáng, khai mở / thần linh
Tagalog Meaning
maliwanag / kaliwanagan/pag-unawa / bukas sa mundo/diyos
Sense（1）
bright, brightening
Sense（2）
clarifying, understanding
Sense（3）
brighten, enlighten
Sense（4）
open to the world
Sense（5）
deity, god
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bright, brightening / clarifying, understanding / brighten, enlighten / open to the world / deity, god
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His bright smile brightened the room.
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彼の明るい笑顔が部屋を明るくした。
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