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明あかり

N3
あかり akari
  1. lamplight
  2. light (in general)
  3. brightness
noun

Chinese meanings

灯光;亮光;灯

Examples

  • どうか明あかりをつけて下ください。
    Turn on the light, please.
    请把灯打开。
  • この明あかりで字じを読よもうとすれば目めが悪わるくなるよ。
    You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
    在这样的光线下读字,眼睛会变坏的。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('b36b0a71b9'); // 明かり
{
  "id": "b36b0a71b9",
  "word": "明かり",
  "reading": "あかり",
  "romaji": "akari",
  "meanings": [
    "lamplight",
    "light (in general)",
    "brightness"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1586210,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "どうか明かりをつけて下さい。",
      "furigana": "どうか{明|あ}かりをつけて{下|くだ}さい。",
      "en": "Turn on the light, please.",
      "tatoeba_id": 201607
    },
    {
      "ja": "この明かりで字を読もうとすれば目が悪くなるよ。",
      "furigana": "この{明|あ}かりで{字|じ}を{読|よ}もうとすれば{目|め}が{悪|わる}くなるよ。",
      "en": "You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.",
      "tatoeba_id": 219463
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "53bb9a10597ec2013c2cba90be171d3ce9ce54c0274a9c47f7f368d01394caf7",
    "meanings": [
      "灯光",
      "亮光",
      "灯"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "どうか明かりをつけて下さい。",
        "zh": "请把灯打开。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この明かりで字を読もうとすれば目が悪くなるよ。",
        "zh": "在这样的光线下读字,眼睛会变坏的。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/b36b0a71b9",
      "JMdict_e.gz, ent_seq 1586210",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "9ef0057b8330313a460a077de9758098a72dc003479d3588c6704be64b9a8b8d"
  }
}