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clear, bright 明
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Simplified from 門, which shows a gate with two wings.
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明
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| bright, clear, to understand
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A combination of sun 日 and moon 月
Both sun and moon shine bright.
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盟
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| oath, pledge, union, to ally, league
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Top: bright/clear 明 (sun 日, moon 月), below: bowl/plate 皿
On a bright plate, it is presented: the oath of pledge.
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萌
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sprout, to bud, germinate, seed
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: bright, clear 明
For a plant it is like "sun and moon", when the seed sprouts.
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List of the characters |
List of the radicals
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