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明暗
明暗
Chinese
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
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dark; gloomy; hidden; secret
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simp. and trad. (明暗) |
明 | 暗 | |
Noun
明暗
- light and darkness; light and shade; luminosity
Japanese
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めい Grade: 2 |
あん Grade: 3 |
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Noun
明暗 (hiragana めいあん, romaji meian)
- light and darkness
- the difference between a positive or negative outcome (e.g. happiness vs. sadness or success vs. failure)
- 明暗を分けた。
- Meian o waketa.
- It made the difference.
- 明暗を分けた。
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.