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Japanese symbol for “overt”

Romaji: meihaku
obvious; clear; plain; evident

In Japanese, overt is , read (meihaku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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
white
on: ハク、ビャク
kun: しろ、しら-、しろ.い
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “overt”

WordReadingMeaning
こうぜん kouzenopen; public; official
おおっぴら ooppiraopen; public; overt
おおびら oobiraopen; public; overt
おっぴら oppiraopen; public; overt

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せつめい setsumeiexplanation; exposition; description
あした ashitatomorrow
あきらか akirakaclear; obvious; evident
ふめい fumeiunclear; obscure; indistinct
しょうめい shoumeiproof; testimony; demonstration
めいかく meikakuclear; precise; definite
おもしろい omoshiroiinteresting; fascinating; intriguing
はくじん hakujinwhite person; Caucasian

See also: Chinese symbol for “overt”.

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.

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