- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-i] light; bright; well-lit; well-lighted
  2. 2. [adj-i] bright (colour)
  3. 3. [adj-i] cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)
  4. 4. [adj-i] bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy; encouraging; promising
  5. 5. [adj-i] knowledgeable (about); familiar (with); well versed (in); well acquainted (with) — as ...に明るい
  6. 6. [adj-i] fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

Conjugation — Adjective (―i)

Dictionary form (akarui)
Polite (akaruidesu)
Past, plain (akarukatta)
Past, polite (akarukattadesu)
Negative, plain (akarukunai)
Negative, polite (akarukuarimasen)
Past negative, plain (akarukunakatta)
Past negative, polite (akarukuarimasendeshita)
Te-form (akarukute)
Conditional (―ba) (akarukereba)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The diamond shone brightly.
The bright colors arrested our eyes.
The child captivates everyone with his sunny smile.
You're pretty good with the lay of the land.