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克明 (こくめい, kokumei) Japanese meaning: detailed | Kotomora
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He described the accident in minute detail.
The investigation report records the damage situation in detail.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 克こく 明めい に 記き 録ろく する to record something in meticulous, faithful detail
He recorded the course of the incident in meticulous detail.
〈 物もの 〉 を 克こく 明めい に 描か く to depict or portray something in vivid, faithful detail
The writer depicted the life of that era in vivid, faithful detail.
克こく 明めい な 記き 録ろく a meticulously kept, detailed record
〈 事こと 〉 を 克こく 明めい に 語かた る to tell or recount something in painstaking detail
The witness recounted the situation at the time in painstaking detail.
Kanji 克 overcome, kindly, skillfully Related words 詳細 is a general word for details or being detailed, while 克明 adds a stronger sense of faithfully and meticulously recording or describing facts.
綿密 emphasizes careful planning or thorough examination, whereas 克明 is especially natural for descriptions, records, or accounts that reproduce details faithfully.
丹念 describes doing a task patiently and carefully, while 克明 more often describes the resulting record, description, or account as detailed and faithful.
Opposites 大雑把 describes something rough, sloppy, or lacking in detail, the opposite of the meticulous faithfulness expressed by 克明.
Written forms 克こく 明めい Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; this is the only written form and has high priority.
こくめい Usage 1%
Etymology A Sino-Japanese kanji compound written 克明. No origin is specified. The spelling is conventionally associated with the idea of clear, careful, detailed treatment rather than a separately verified historical derivation.
She left behind a meticulously detailed record of daily events.
