JLPT N3 · な-adjective

明確 (meikaku)

明確 (めいかく, meikaku) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “clear; precise”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
めいかく
Romaji
meikaku
Word class
な-adjective
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. clear; precise; definite; distinct · な-adjective

Example sentences

この語を明確に定義できますか。
Can you clearly define this word?

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

Conjugation of 明確

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

FormJapaneseReading
Present (plain)明確だめいかくだ meikakuda
Present (polite)明確ですめいかくです meikakudesu
Negative明確じゃないめいかくじゃない meikakujanai
Past明確だっためいかくだった meikakudatta
Negative past明確じゃなかっためいかくじゃなかった meikakujanakatta
Te-form明確でめいかくで meikakude
Before a noun明確なめいかくな meikakuna
Adverb (~ni)明確にめいかくに meikakuni

Kanji in 明確

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 明確.

Source: JMdict entry 1532410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.