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透明

透明

Chinese

 
to penetrate; thorough; penetrating; to pass through; to pierce
 
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad.
(透明)

Adjective

透明

  1. transparent (allowing light to pass through)
  2. transparent (open to public scrutiny)

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
めい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

透明 (-na inflection, hiragana とうめい, romaji tōmei)

  1. transparent
  2. invisible
    (example): 透明人間 (invisible man)

Inflection

Noun

透明 (hiragana とうめい, romaji tōmei)

  1. the quality of being transparent
  2. invisibility

Compounds

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3