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明かり

Hiragana

あかり

Noun

figuratively

light / 灯り: lighting, a light, a lamp, artificial illumination / a bright place; (figuratively) a public place / a positive sign amidst adversity (compare English light at the end of the tunnel)

Japanese Meaning

灯り: 照明、光、ランプ、人工照明 / 明るい場所; (比喩的に) 公共の場所 / 逆境の中での明るい兆候 (英語の light at the end of the tunnel を参照)

Easy Japanese Meaning

くらいところをてらすひかりや、あかるいところ。つらいときののぞみ。

Chinese (Simplified) Meaning

灯光；照明；灯（人工光源） / 明处；（引申）公开场合 / 困境中的希望迹象；曙光

Chinese (Traditional) Meaning

燈光、照明、燈 / 明亮處；（喻）公共場所 / （喻）希望的曙光

Korean Meaning

불빛, 조명 / 밝은 곳; 공개된 장소 / 희망의 빛, 긍정적 조짐

Indonesian

cahaya; penerangan (lampu) / tempat yang terang; tempat umum (kiasan) / harapan atau pertanda baik di tengah kesulitan (kiasan)

Vietnamese Meaning

ánh sáng; đèn; nguồn sáng (nhân tạo) / chỗ sáng; (bóng) nơi công cộng/chỗ công khai / (bóng) tia hy vọng giữa nghịch cảnh

Tagalog Meaning

artipisyal na ilaw o pag-iilaw (hal. lampara) / maliwanag na lugar / hudyat ng pag-asa sa gitna ng kagipitan

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夜に明かりがあると、安心して歩けます。

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

At night, when there is light, I can walk with peace of mind.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

晚上有灯的话，就可以放心地走路。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

晚上有燈光的話，就能安心地走路。

Korean Translation

밤에 불빛이 있으면 안심하고 걸을 수 있습니다.

Indonesian Translation

Jika ada penerangan di malam hari, saya bisa berjalan dengan tenang.

Vietnamese Translation

Khi có ánh sáng vào ban đêm, tôi có thể đi bộ yên tâm.

Tagalog Translation

Kapag may ilaw sa gabi, makakalakad ka nang may kapanatagan.

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Sense（1）

灯り: lighting, a light, a lamp, artificial illumination

Sense（2）

light

Sense（3）

a bright place; (figuratively) a public place

Sense（4）

a positive sign amidst adversity (compare English light at the end of the tunnel)

Sense（5）

(figuratively) evidence that dispels a question or doubt

Sense（6）

(figuratively) the end of a period of time or a dark mood (compare English dawn, daybreak)

明 (あ)かり

（ canonical ）

akari

（ romanization ）

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