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
- clear; precise; definite; distinct · な-adjective
Example sentences
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.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 1532410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.