明白 (めいはく) Japanese meaning

明白 (めいはく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

明あきらかN3
明白 is formal and stresses logical or factual certainty, while 明らか is the everyday word for something clear or apparent.
明めい確かくN3
明確 emphasizes precision or clarity of definition, whereas 明白 emphasizes that a fact is unmistakably obvious.
歴れき然ぜんN1
歴然 describes something so obvious it can't be denied, often used for visible differences, while 明白 is more general for facts or truths.
自じ明めいN1
自明 means self-evident without need for proof, a narrower and more logical sense than the broader obviousness of 明白.

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明めい瞭りょうN1
明白 means something is obvious or undeniable given the evidence, while 明瞭 means something is clearly formed or expressed, as in speech or writing.
顕けん著ちょN1
明白 stresses that something is logically obvious or factually clear, whereas 顕著 stresses that something stands out noticeably in degree or extent.
紛まぎれもない
明白 is a more formal, written-style word for 'obvious', while 紛れもない is common in both speech and writing and carries a stronger emotional emphasis.

曖あい昧まいN3
曖昧 means vague or ambiguous, the direct opposite of the unmistakable clarity described by 明白.
不ふ明めいN2
不明 means unclear or unknown, contrasting with 明白's sense of something being plainly evident.
不ふ可か解かいN1
明白 describes something clear and obvious, the opposite of 不可解, which describes something baffling and impossible to understand.

明めい快かいN1
明快 describes reasoning or explanation as clear and lucid in style, while 明白 describes a fact or situation as obviously true.
公こう然ぜんN1
明白 means logically or factually 'clear/obvious,' while 公然 describes an action or state being done openly, often with a defiant tone; learners can mix the two because both can translate as 'clear' in English.
あからさまN1
明白 written the same way but read めいはく means 'obvious/clear', a completely different word from あからさま (open, blatant).

Sino-Japanese compound of 明 (bright, clear) and 白 (white, clear). The combination reinforces the idea of clarity and obviousness.