Kanji明
Readingあか
Frequency6%
Used in (38 in total)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
(a) light; lights; lamp
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to brighten; to grow light
hired thief taker (Edo period); private detective; private secret policeman
faintly light; dim
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to make public; to bring to light
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
to become bright; to become clear
staying up all night; all-night vigil
transom; skylight; dormer window
faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark
explanation; exposition
to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky)
while it is light; before dark; while the going is good; before things get worse
Akashi ware (variety of pottery from Hyogo prefecture); round balls made from eggs, flour, etc. (local food of Akashi)
lingering light of evening
innate cheerfulness; innately cheerful person; happy-go-lucky person; natural optimist
to weep the night away; to cry all night long
light coming in or leaking through a window
lamplight; torchlight
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
glow of a river in the darkness; surface of a river gleaming in the darkness; gleam on a river at dusk
source of light
bright even in the dark; clearly visible at night
brightness; luminance; cheerfulness
to spend one's days and nights doing ...
Camellia sasanqua 'Akasigata' (cultivar of Christmas camellia)
useless; no good; hopeless