Illustration: At a Japanese community pottery class, a participant lifts a leaf from a damp clay tile, revealing an exceptionally distinct impression. The central rib, branching veins, serrated edge, and slender stem are all separately visible in the clay.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

明めい瞭りょう

meiryou

clear, distinct

Example sentences

  1. その２語ごの用法ようほうの区別くべつは明瞭めいりょうである。

    The distinction in usage between the two words is clear.

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  2. その人ひとたちは明瞭めいりょうさをよしとする。

    Those people appreciate clarity.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. ほぼ赤道直下せきどうちょっかにあるシンガポールでは、雨季うき・乾季かんきがあまり明瞭めいりょうではない。

    In Singapore, practically right on the equator, the rainy and dry seasons aren’t very clear cut.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 明瞭

  • 明bright; lightOnメイ・ミョウ・ミンKunあかり・あかるい・あかるむ
  • 瞭clearOnリョウKunあきらか

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