明確

めいかく · meikaku · JLPT N3 · na-adj

clear

💡 明確 = bright + certain: a fact lit up so well that nobody can doubt it

明 (mei) means bright, as in 明日, and 確 (kaku) means firm or certain, as in 確認 (confirm). Something brightly lit and firmly fixed is clear and definite. You will see it in phrases like 明確な答え (a clear answer).

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