明めい快かい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

clear; lucid; unequivocal

Describes explanations, statements, reasoning, or attitudes that are straightforward and easy to understand, leaving no room for doubt.

明めい快かいな〈事こと〉a clear, easy-to-follow explanation/answer/argument
先せん生せいの明めい快かいな説せつ明めいでみんな納なっ得とくした。
Everyone was convinced by the teacher's clear explanation.
明めい快かいに〈動どう詞し〉to do something clearly and unambiguously
彼かれはその質しつ問もんに明めい快かいに答こたえた。
He answered the question clearly and directly.
〈事こと〉が明めい快かいになるfor something to become clear (after being confusing)
図ずを使つかったことで問もん題だいの構こう造ぞうが明めい快かいになった。
Using a diagram made the structure of the problem clear.

明めい確かくN3
明確 stresses precision and well-defined boundaries (e.g. definitions, criteria), while 明快 stresses that an explanation or line of reasoning is easy to follow.
明めい瞭りょうN1
明瞭 can describe physical clarity like a clear voice as well as clear ideas, whereas 明快 is used specifically for intellectually clear, unambiguous explanations or reasoning.
端たん的てきN1
明快 focuses on clarity and logical ease of understanding, while 端的 focuses on directness and brevity.

曖あい昧まいN3
曖昧 describes something vague or ambiguous, the opposite of 明快, which describes something clear and unequivocal.
ちんぷんかんぷんN1
明快 describes an explanation that is clear and easy to follow, the opposite of ちんぷんかんぷん, which is completely incomprehensible.
難なん解かいN1
明快 means clear and lucid, contrasting with 難解's sense of being obscure and hard to follow.

明めい白はくN1
明快 describes reasoning or explanation as clear and lucid in style, while 明白 describes a fact or situation as obviously true.
爽そう快かいN1
明快 means clear and lucid (e.g. of an explanation), sharing the kanji 快 with 爽快 but describing clarity of thought rather than a refreshing feeling.

Compound of 明 (bright, clear) and 快 (pleasant, agreeable), suggesting a clarity that is refreshingly easy to grasp.