No. 1,429 in Japanese
明
"明" means "bright" or "clear" in English.
In a sentence
明日は晴れるでしょう。
Tomorrow will likely be sunny.
In this sentence, '明' is used in '明日' (ashita) meaning 'tomorrow'. It represents the concept of 'next' or 'approaching' as part of time.
その部屋は明るいです。
That room is bright.
Here, '明' appears in '明るい' (akarui), describing light or brightness, showing a quality of luminosity or clarity.
彼は宿題の答えを明らかにしました。
He clarified the answers to the homework.
In this sentence, '明' is part of '明らかにした' (akiraka ni shita), meaning 'to clarify', showing a sense of making something clear or evident.
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