明めい

noun

brightness; light

Refers to literal brightness or light, often contrasted with 暗 (darkness).

Antonyms: 暗

• 明めいと暗あんのコントラストが美うつくしい。

  The contrast between light and dark is beautiful.

noun

discernment; insight; an eye for

Used for keen perception or judgment, often in phrases like 明がある (have an eye for).

• 彼かれは美び術じゅつに明めいがある。

  He has an eye for art.

noun

eyesight; vision

Refers to the faculty of sight; often appears in the set phrase 明を失う (lose one's eyesight).

See also: 明を失う

• 事じ故こで明めいを失うしなった。

  He lost his eyesight in an accident.

prefix

nth year of Meiji

Abbreviation of 明治 (Meiji era); used as a prefix to indicate a year in that period, e.g., 明10年 (Meiji 10).

See also: 明治

• 明めい10年ねんにこの学がっ校こうが創そう立りつされた。

  This school was founded in Meiji 10 (1877).