透明

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Chinese

to penetrate; thorough; penetrating
to penetrate; thorough; penetrating; to pass through; to pierce
 
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
trad. (透明)
simp. #(透明)

Pronunciation


Adjective

透明

  1. transparent (allowing light to pass through)
  2. transparent (open to public scrutiny)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
めい
Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

(とう)(めい) (tōmei-na (adnominal (とう)(めい) (tōmei na), adverbial (とう)(めい) (tōmei ni))

  1. transparent (allowing to see through)
  2. invisible
    透明(とうめい)(にん)(げん)tōmei ningeninvisible man
  3. clear, unclouded
    (とう)(めい)(おと)tōmei na otoclear sound

Inflection

Noun

(とう)(めい) (tōmei

  1. (optics) transparency
  2. state of being clear and unclouded

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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