明
Bright
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| めい | あか.るい | 日 + 月 |
Meaning: Bright
The sun AND the moon are out? With both their light-powers combined, it’s incredibly bright outside.
Look up at both of them, hanging out in the sky together. Make them super bright, so bright you have to shield your eyes.
Reading: めい
When do things start to get bright outside? I’d say when things start getting sunny, and that is the month of May (めい).
If your months don’t match up with this too well (if you’re down in the southern hemisphere, for example) then you’ll have to imagine all this up in the Northern Hemisphere. Sorry about that, South Hemisphere ladies and gents.
Vocabulary
a明るい（あかるい）＝ Bright
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a不明（ふめい）＝ Unknown, Unclear
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