► 動詞
明ける [あける] meaning: dawn rank: 2
☆ もうすぐ夜が明ける ⇨ It will be dawn soon
明ける [あける] meaning: new rank: 2
☆ 新年が明けた ⇨ It has become a new year
明く [(2)あく] [liter] meaning: end rank: 3
☆ 喪が明くまで待たなくてはいけない ⇨ We have to wait until the mourning ends (☛ A certain period to end)
明け渡す [(4)あけわたす] meaning: give up rank: 3
☆ 巨人は首位の座を明け渡した ⇨ Giants surrendered the top position in the standing (☛ Give up a position, territory, etc. that you have occupied)
明かす [あかす] meaning: reveal rank: 3
☆ 彼は本当の理由を明かした ⇨ He revealed the real reason
明け暮れる [(4)あけくれる] meaning: spend rank: 3
☆ 彼はバスケットの練習に明け暮れている ⇨ He is playing basketball all day everyday (☛ Literally means to do something from dawn to dusk everyday)
明かす [あかす] [夜を明かす] [liter] meaning: spend rank: 3
☆ 地震で家を失った人達は路上で夜を明かした ⇨ People who lost their houses spent the night (until dawn) on streets
► 成句
明るみ [あかるみ] [明るみに出る] meaning: known rank: 3
☆ 市長が公金を私用に使っていたことが明るみに出た ⇨ It has come to light that the mayer had been using public money for personal use
► 名詞
明かり [あかり] meaning: light rank: 1
☆ 戦後の人々の心に明かりを灯した歌 ⇨ The song that lit a light in people’s minds after the war
☆ 明かりがつかない ⇨ The lights don’t get turned on
☆ 部屋に入ったらまず明かりを点ける ⇨ I turn on the light when I enter my room
明るさ [あかるさ] meaning: bright rank: 2
☆ 照明の明るさはこのボタンで調節出来る ⇨ You can adjust the brightness of the lighting with this button
明るさ [あかるさ] meaning: cheerful rank: 2
☆ 彼女は性格の明るさが魅力だ ⇨ Her cheerful personality attracts others
明くる日 [あくるひ] [liter] meaning: day rank: 2
☆ 明くる日またそこに行ってみた ⇨ I went there again the next day (☛ The next day)
明け方 [あけがた] meaning: dawn rank: 3
☆ 彼は試験に備えて明け方まで勉強した ⇨ He studied for the exam until dawn
► 形容詞
明るい [(3)あかるい] meaning: bright rank: 1
☆ 外はもう明るい ⇨ There’s already light outside
☆ 明るい黄色 ⇨ Bright yellow color
明るい [(3)あかるい] meaning: cheerful rank: 1
☆ 彼女は明るい性格だ ⇨ She has a cheerful disposition
明るい [(3)あかるい] [coll] meaning: know rank: 3
☆ 彼はその辺の事情に明るい ⇨ He has a lot of inside knowledge for that
☆ 彼は法律に明るい ⇨ He’s knowledgeable about law
► 形容動詞
明らか [(2)あきらか] meaning: clear rank: 2
☆ まず問題の所在を明らかにすることが必要だ ⇨ First we need to clarify where exactly the problem is
☆ 彼が明らかに間違っている ⇨ He is clearly, obviously, wrong
明らか [(2)あきらか] meaning: obvious rank: 2
☆ 彼等の優位は明らかだ ⇨ Their superiority is obvious