明暗
Chinese edit
clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty |
dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret | ||
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simp. and trad. (明暗) |
明 | 暗 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
明暗
- light and darkness; light and shade; luminosity
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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明 | 暗 |
めい Grade: 2 |
あん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Noun edit
- light and darkness
- the difference between a positive or negative outcome (e.g. happiness vs. sadness or success vs. failure)
- 明暗を分けた。
- Meian o waketa.
- It made the difference.
- 明暗を分けた。
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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明 | 暗 |
あ(け) Grade: 2 |
く(れ) > ぐ(れ) Grade: 3 |
kun’yomi |
Noun edit
- Alternative spelling of 明け暗れ
References edit
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.