JLPT N3 · な-adjective

明らか (akiraka)

明らか (あきらか, akiraka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “clear; obvious”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あきらか
Romaji: akiraka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

clear; obvious; evident; plain; definite · な-adjective
bright; light · な-adjective

Example sentences

その船が沈んだのは明らかだ。

It is clear that the ship sank.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 明らか

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	明らかだ	あきらかだ akirakada
Present (polite)	明らかです	あきらかです akirakadesu
Negative	明らかじゃない	あきらかじゃない akirakajanai
Past	明らかだった	あきらかだった akirakadatta
Negative past	明らかじゃなかった	あきらかじゃなかった akirakajanakatta
Te-form	明らかで	あきらかで akirakade
Before a noun	明らかな	あきらかな akirakana
Adverb (~ni)	明らかに	あきらかに akirakani

Kanji in 明らか

明

bright, lightメイ・ミョウ・あ.かり・あか.るい · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 明らか.

明日あしたtomorrow明るいあかるいlight明後日あさってday after tomorrow説明せつめいexplanation明日あすtomorrow証明しょうめいproof明確めいかくclear発明はつめいinvention文明ぶんめいcivilization照明しょうめいillumination声明せいめいdeclaration明かりあかりlight明けるあけるto empty明後日みょうごにちday after tomorrow

Source: JMdict entry 1532310 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.