明瞭

See also: 明了

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Adjective

明瞭

  1. clear; apparent

Verb

明瞭

  1. to understand

Synonyms

Derived terms


Japanese

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

Etymology

Middle Chinese 明瞭

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

明瞭 (-na inflection, hiragana めいりょう, rōmaji meiryō, historical hiragana めいれう)

  1. clear, apparent
     (めい) (りょう) ()調 (ちょう) (こた)えた。
    Meiryō na kuchō de kotaeta.
    He/She answered in a clear and distinct manner.

Antonyms

Inflection

Noun

明瞭 (hiragana めいりょう, rōmaji meiryō, historical hiragana めいれう)

  1. clarity, apparency

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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