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Japanese symbol for “evident”

Romaji: akiraka
clear; obvious; evident; plain

In Japanese, evident is , read (akiraka).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na clear; obvious; evident; plain; definite
  2. adj-na bright; light

Kanji and stroke order

bright, light
on: メイ、ミョウ、ミン
kun: あ.かり、あか.るい、あか.るむ、あか.らむ
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “evident”

WordReadingMeaning
めいはく meihakuobvious; clear; plain
れきぜん rekizenevident; plain; distinct
めいりょう meiryouclear; plain; distinct
へい heibright; shining; clear
まぎれもない magiremonaiunmistakable; evident; obvious

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せつめい setsumeiexplanation; exposition; description
あした ashitatomorrow
ふめい fumeiunclear; obscure; indistinct
しょうめい shoumeiproof; testimony; demonstration
めいかく meikakuclear; precise; definite

See also: Chinese symbol for “evident”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.