JLPT N5 · い-adjective

明るい (akarui)

明るい (あかるい, akarui) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “light; bright”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あかるい
Romaji: akarui
Word class: い-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

light; bright; well-lit; well-lighted · い-adjective
bright (colour) · い-adjective
cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition) · い-adjective
bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy; encouraging; promising · い-adjective
knowledgeable (about); familiar (with); well versed (in); well acquainted (with) · い-adjective · as ...に明るい

Example sentences

ダイヤは明るく光った。

The diamond shone brightly.

Tatoeba #203874

明るい色が私たちの目を引いた。

The bright colors arrested our eyes.

Tatoeba #80710

あの子供は明るい微笑でみんなをひきつける。

The child captivates everyone with his sunny smile.

Tatoeba #230953

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

Conjugation of 明るい

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present	明るい	あかるい akarui
Negative	明るくない	あかるくない akarukunai
Past	明るかった	あかるかった akarukatta
Negative past	明るくなかった	あかるくなかった akarukunakatta
Te-form	明るくて	あかるくて akarukute
Adverb (~ku)	明るく	あかるく akaruku
Conditional (~ba)	明るければ	あかるければ akarukereba

Kanji in 明るい

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 明るい.

明日あしたtomorrow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明らかあきらかclear明けるあけるto empty明後日みょうごにちday after tomorrow

Source: JMdict entry 1532350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.