明瞭

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See also: 明了

Chinese

clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
look afar from a high place; clear
trad. (明瞭/明了) /
simp. (明了)

Pronunciation


Adjective

明瞭

  1. clear; apparent

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

明瞭

  1. to clearly know or understand

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: 2
りょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 明瞭

Pronunciation

Adjective

(めい)(りょう) (meiryōめいれう (meireu)?-na (adnominal (めい)(りょう) (meiryō na), adverbial (めい)(りょう) (meiryō ni))

  1. clear, apparent
    明瞭(めいりょう)口調(くちょう)(こた)えた。
    Meiryō na kuchō de kotaeta.
    They answered in a clear and distinct manner.

Inflection

Antonyms

Noun

(めい)(りょう) (meiryōめいれう (meireu)?

  1. clarity, apparency

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Root

明瞭 (myeongnyo) (hangeul 명료)

  1. hanja form? of 명료