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How to say 'Clear' or 'Obvious' in Japanese | 明白

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The Japanese word for Clear or Obvious is 'Meihaku', written as 明白 in Japanese.'Clear' or 'Obvious' in hiragana is めいはく.

    word

    明白

    Meaning

    Clear, Obvious

    Reading

    めいはく

    meihaku

    Kanji

    明Bright 白White

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '明白 (めいはく)' means 'clear' or 'obvious'. It is used to describe something that is evident, unambiguous, or easily understood. This word is often used in formal or written contexts to emphasize clarity or certainty. For example: The evidence is clear「証拠は明白だ」(しょうこはめいはくだ). It's obvious that he is lying「彼が嘘をついているのは明白だ」(かれがうそをついているのはめいはくだ). Note that '明白' is often followed by the copula 'だ' or 'です' to form a complete statement.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5404

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 明白

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    明

    Meaning

    Bright

  • kanji

    白

    Meaning

    White

Words Related to 明白 Through the Kanji 明

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 明 as well.

  • word

    明らか

    Meaning

    Clear

  • word

    明後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    明日

    Meaning

    Tomorrow

  • word

    説明

    Meaning

    Explanation

  • word

    明るい

    Meaning

    Bright, Cheerful

  • word

    明確

    Meaning

    Clear, Definite

  • word

    文明

    Meaning

    Civilization

  • word

    明け方

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    明かり

    Meaning

    Light

  • word

    証明

    Meaning

    Proof, Verification

  • word

    透明

    Meaning

    Transparent

  • word

    表明

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    明朝

    Meaning

    Ming Dynasty

  • word

    夜明け

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    不明

    Meaning

    Unknown

  • word

    解明

    Meaning

    Clarification

  • word

    明ける

    Meaning

    End, Dawn

  • word

    発明

    Meaning

    Invention

  • word

    打ち明ける

    Meaning

    Confess

  • word

    明治

    Meaning

    Meiji

  • word

    判明

    Meaning

    Clarification

  • word

    明く

    Meaning

    Open

  • word

    梅雨明け

    Meaning

    End of rainy season

  • word

    明瞭

    Meaning

    Clear

Words Related to 明白 Through the Kanji 白

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 白 as well.

  • word

    面白い

    Meaning

    Interesting, Funny

  • word

    白い

    Meaning

    White

  • word

    真っ白

    Meaning

    Pure white

  • word

    白

    Meaning

    White

  • word

    青白い

    Meaning

    Pale

  • word

    告白

    Meaning

    Confession

  • word

    白髪

    Meaning

    Gray hair

  • word

    白人

    Meaning

    White person

  • word

    白菜

    Meaning

    Napa cabbage

  • word

    白紙

    Meaning

    Blank paper

  • word

    白線

    Meaning

    White line

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'Meihaku' means 'Clear' or 'Obvious' .

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