明るい

あかるい

akarui

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

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
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.
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
  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

What does 明るい mean in English?

  1. light; well-lit; well-lighted(adj-i)
  2. bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured(adj-i)
  3. cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)(adj-i)
  4. encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects(adj-i)
  5. familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in)(adj-i)
  6. fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial(adj-i)

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明るい (akarui)