明

Clear

Also: Light, Bright

On'yomi

  • めい mei
  • みょう myou
  • みん min

Kun'yomi

  • あ(かり) akari
  • あか(るい) akarui
  • あき(らか) akiraka
Stroke count
8
Radical
日 sun · Kangxi radical 72
JLPT level
N4
School grade
Grade 2

明 has 8 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 日 (sun), number 72. Hashidari places it at JLPT N4. Japanese students learn it in grade 2 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N4 kanji list · Grade 2 kanji list · All kanji