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明白 (めいはく): obvious, clear — Japanese vocabulary

明白 is read めいはく and means "obvious, clear". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

明白

Reading
めいはく · meihaku
Translation
obvious, clear
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
めいはくが

Example

君が嘘をついたということは明白だ。

きみがうそをついたということはめいはくだ。

It's evident that you told a lie.

Kanji in this word

  • 明 — bright, clear
  • 白 — white

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