Japanese symbol for “kunming”

昆明

こんめい

Romaji: konmei

Kunming (China)

In Japanese, kunming is 昆明, read こんめい (konmei).

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Meanings

n Kunming (China)

Kanji and stroke order

昆

descendants, elder brother, insect

on: コン

8 strokes · JLPT 1

明

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

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
昆虫	こんちゅう konchuu	insect; bug
昆布	こんぶ konbu	kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp
昆虫学	こんちゅうがく konchuugaku	entomology
昆虫採集	こんちゅうさいしゅう konchuusaishuu	insect collecting
昆布茶	こぶちゃ kobucha	kelp tea; seaweed tea
子持昆布	こもちこんぶ komochikonbu	kelp with herring roe (sushi type)
説明	せつめい setsumei	explanation; exposition; description
明日	あした ashita	tomorrow

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.