明 = 日 + 月

明 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bright”. It is built from 日 (day) and 月 (month). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 20. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: bright
RTK frame: 20
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): メイ, ミョウ, ミン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あ.かり, あか.るい, あか.るむ, あか.らむ, あき.らか, あ.ける, -あ.け, あ.く, あ.くる, あ.かす
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: яркий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 明 bright

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 明

How to find 明 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “day” + “month”. 明 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 明 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.