JLPT N1 · な-adjective

明白 (meihaku)

明白 (めいはく, meihaku) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “obvious; clear”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: めいはく
Romaji: meihaku
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent · な-adjective

Example sentences

何をしなければならないかは明白です。

It is clear what must be done.

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

Conjugation of 明白

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	明白だ	めいはくだ meihakuda
Present (polite)	明白です	めいはくです meihakudesu
Negative	明白じゃない	めいはくじゃない meihakujanai
Past	明白だった	めいはくだった meihakudatta
Negative past	明白じゃなかった	めいはくじゃなかった meihakujanakatta
Te-form	明白で	めいはくで meihakude
Before a noun	明白な	めいはくな meihakuna
Adverb (~ni)	明白に	めいはくに meihakuni

Kanji in 明白

明

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

白

whiteハク・ビャク・しろ・しら- · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 明白.

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 1000220 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.