JLPT N1 · な-adjective

明瞭 (meiryou)

明瞭 (めいりょう, meiryou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “clear; plain”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: めいりょう
Romaji: meiryou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

その２語の用法の区別は明瞭である。

The distinction in usage between the two words is clear.

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

Conjugation of 明瞭

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	明瞭だ	めいりょうだ meiryouda
Present (polite)	明瞭です	めいりょうです meiryoudesu
Negative	明瞭じゃない	めいりょうじゃない meiryoujanai
Past	明瞭だった	めいりょうだった meiryoudatta
Negative past	明瞭じゃなかった	めいりょうじゃなかった meiryoujanakatta
Te-form	明瞭で	めいりょうで meiryoude
Before a noun	明瞭な	めいりょうな meiryouna
Adverb (~ni)	明瞭に	めいりょうに meiryouni

Kanji in 明瞭

明

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

瞭

clearリョウ・あきらか · 17 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 明瞭.

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明らかあきらかclear明けるあけるto empty

Source: JMdict entry 1532620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.