明暗

Chinese

 
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
simp. and trad.
(明暗)		 明 暗

Pronunciation

Noun

明暗

  1. light and darkness; light and shade; luminosity

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
明 暗
めい
Grade: 2		 あん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

明暗 (hiragana めいあん, rōmaji meian)

  1. light and darkness
  2. the difference between a positive or negative outcome (e.g. happiness vs. sadness or success vs. failure)
    明 (めい)暗 (あん)を分 (わ)けた。
    Meian o waketa.
    It made the difference.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
明 暗
あ(け)
Grade: 2		 く(れ) > ぐ(れ)
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Noun

明暗 (hiragana あけぐれ, rōmaji akegure)

  1. Alternative spelling of 明け暗れ

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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