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るい
あか

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light; well-lit; well-lighted — 明るい
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るい
あか

akarui

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Common
JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
Genki Ch. 18
Appears in chapter 18 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 18
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
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  1. light; well-lit; well-lighted

    EXAMPLE
    (そと)はまだ(あか)るい。
    It is still light outside.
  2. bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured

    EXAMPLE
    (あか)るい(あお)のジャケット()てみて
    Try on the bright blue jacket
  3. cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)

    EXAMPLE
    (つき)(あか)るい。
    The moon is bright.
  4. encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects

  5. familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in)

  6. fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

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くら

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dark; gloomy; murky — 暗い
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くら

kurai

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Common
JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
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  1. dark; gloomy; murky

    EXAMPLE
    (そと)(くら)い。
    It's dark outside.
  2. depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)

    EXAMPLE
    (くら)(はなし)はやめよう
    Let's stop this dark talk
  3. dark (in colour); dull

  4. ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious

  5. unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising

  6. unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of)

Full entry for 暗い

へん

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kanji "day" radical at left (radical 72) — 日偏
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へん

hihen

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Radical
  1. kanji "day" radical at left (radical 72)

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