Kanji
Readingめい
Frequency39%
Used in (389 in total)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
clear; precise; definite; distinct
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
transparent; clear
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
illumination; lighting
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
vivid; clear; distinct
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
semi-transparent; translucent
unidentifiable; unidentified
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
flickering; blinking
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to explain adequately; to be accountable
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
declaration; statement
explanation; vindication
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
declaration; statement; proclamation
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
unconscious; senseless
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
simple and clear; plain and simple
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
clear; distinct
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
clear writing; specification
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
transparency; degree of clearness
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
Meiji period (1868-1912)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
colorless and transparent
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
light and darkness; light and shade
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
blur; blurred; indistinct
declaration; statement; assertion
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
civilized person; civilized people
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
supplementary explanation
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
Meiji Restoration (1868)
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
lucid dream; dream in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming
foresight; prescience
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
of unknown affiliation
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
brightness; lightness
dawning (of a new era); dawn
twilight; dusk; faint light
intelligence; discernment
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)
civilized society; civilised society
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
polished mirror; clear mirror
Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
accountability; being held accountable
the gods of heaven and earth
civilized nation; civilised nation
terse; concise; simple and clear
clarification; definition
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
clearness; clear understanding
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
of unknown nationality (of a vessel, plane, etc.); unidentified
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
clear and bright
light shimmering on water
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
detailed statement; detailed account; minute description; specifications; list of particulars
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
clear; simple
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Wang Yangming and his followers)
clear explanation
technical civilization; technical civilisation
light used for brightly lighting up a plaza, building, etc.
cheerful and openhearted
proclamation; statement
modern civilization; modern civilisation
clarification
photograph for passports, ID cards, etc. (usu. 4x3cm)
Meiji period (1868-1912)
new invention (discovery)
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
explicit statement (e.g. law); express provision
Western civilization; Western civilisation
clarification; elucidation; explanation
unclear point; unclear points
Meiō era (1492.7.19-1501.2.29)
night lighting; nighttime illumination
certification of contents
unexplained; unsolved; unclear
material civilization; material civilisation
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
civilized world; civilised world
knowing clearly
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
definite answer
proof; evidence; corroboration
unaccounted-for expenditures
modern civilization; modern world
certification of official registration of a seal
virtue; Meitoku era (of the Northern Court) (1390.3.26-1392.10.5); Meitoku era (of reunified Japan) (1392.10.5-1394.7.5)
Mesopotamian civilization (civilisation)
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session
bright or beautiful eyes
fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown
wisdom; sagacity; wise man
lighting equipment
Egyptian civilization (civilisation)
Meiji Constitution (Constitution of the Empire of Japan)
history of civilization
letter of responsibility (for a crime)
stating clearly; declaration; proclamation
briefer; elucidator; exponent; expositor; explainer
user certificate; certificate
arguments for the existence of God
clear or definite judgement (judgment)
necessity is the mother of invention
John Doe; Jane Doe; person unknown
Western civilization; Western civilisation
bright (light) colour (color)
clear glass; plain glass
crepuscular rays; sunbeams
upbeat and freehearted; cheerful and magnanimous
Komeito (Japanese political party)
(post-Heian) shrine dedicated to Amaterasu
Indus (valley) civilization (civilisation)
Aztec civilization (civilisation)
civilized world; civilised world
explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
gloominess; gloom; questionable; unfair; underhand
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
Yellow River civilization; Huang civilization; cradle of Chinese civilization
itemized account; itemised account
background briefing; backgrounder
Emperor Meiji's birthday (November 3; national holiday held from 1927 to 1948)
certificate of student status; student ID card
transcript of results; report of results
parking space certificate (sometimes required for car ownership)
making one's attitude (position, stand) clear; (lit.) unfurling and clearly showing one's banner
facts being beyond dispute; logic being indisputable
invention by an employee; employee invention; service invention
beautiful scenery of spring; red-light district
sense of uncertainty; lack of clarity; indecisiveness
a transparent body
Aegean civilization (civilisation)
clear and distinct (e.g. perception, esp. in Cartesianism); having a clear head
simple and plain; frank, direct and unambivalent; straightforward
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
thorough investigation; complete inquiry
credibility; probative value; power of evidence on a judge's mind
starry eyes and beautiful white teeth (said of beautiful women)
clarity of vision
to lose one's eyesight
simple, plain, and artless; clear, concise, and unaffected
certificate of lateness (issued by a railroad company, etc.)
Castillon bamboo (cultivar of Japanese timber bamboo, Phyllostachys bambsoides)
discernment; clear analysis; clear expression; distinguished speech
certificate of enrollment; certificate of (school) registration
explanation (for purpose of convincing a judge)
style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho); style of comical tanka from the Tenmei era (popularized by Oota Nampo)
change of address certificate
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India, and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
statement of opposition; opposition declaration
letter of explanation; written explanation
refreshing breeze and the bright moon; a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon
simple and plain; staightforward
certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage; certification of one's legal capacity to be married
to die; to quit this world; to return to the earth; to go the way of all flesh; to part forever
tomorrow morning
dustless desk by a well-lit window; well-lit and clean study conducive to learning
teleological argument; argument from design
semitransparent body; translucent body
certificate of registered matters; document proving registered matters
style of shrine architecture based on that of Ise Jingu
tax payment certification; certificate of tax payment
certificate of alien registration; alien registration card
Waseda-Meiji (baseball) game
wisdom and self-protection; wise and skilled in the art of self-protection
income certificate; certificate of earnings
argument from morality (for the existence of God)
being proven guilty of a crime; having one's guilt for a crime made clear; (the) nature of offense being (becoming) clear
ghost runner; placeholder used when fewer than 9 members are present on a team
patent description; patent specifications
the Bunmeikan Theater
watercolor; transparent watercolor (as opposed to gouache); aquarelle
simple and clear; plain and lucid
disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim
the point of an argument being clearly stated; the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned
tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)
anthropological argument (one of Descartes' ontological arguments for the existence of God)
without a place of publication; sine loco; s.l.
trivial solution
nontrivial (e.g. solution); non-obvious
present invention
Rikkyo-Meiji (baseball) game
semi-trivial solution
poor swing (golf); hanging back during the swing; (lit.) Meiji-era cannon
non-trivial solution
plain and lucid; articulate
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
photopic vision; daylight vision; photopia
indistinct; obscure
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
apologetic (defensive) tone of voice
powdered abalone shell (used in Chinese medicine)
explicit link (process definition)
explicit congestion notification
(both) the bright and dark sides
the point of an argument being unclear; the tenor of an argument being poorly reasoned
certification authority
invention developed as a result of one's work
digital certificate; digital authentication
bank certificate; bank certification; bank certification of deposit
wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents
epi-illumination; illumination that impinges on the sample from the viewing direction
certificate of employment; employment verification
pavilion housing the sacred mirror (in Heian Palace)
manifest; exhibiting clearly
project specifications; specs
police certification; police clearance
floodlight; floodlight projector
vaccination certificate; vaccine passport
job description; job specification
certificate of theft (for insurance purposes, etc.)
closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime
delimited scope statement
(vehicle's) type certification
even Homer nods; (lit.) even a polished mirror conceals its reverse side
wise and clear-sighted; intelligent and astute by nature; blessed with talents
proof of vehicle having been registered as disposed of
explicit scope terminator
be reasonable, strong and do not give in
Japanese anemone; Anemone hupehensis var. japonica
first year of Meiji era
keen eyesight; (lit.) the eyesight of Lilou (character with superior eyesight in ancient Chinese folklore)