There are 18 total results for your 明かす search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
明かす see styles |
akasu あかす |
(transitive verb) (1) (See 語り明かす) to pass (the night); to spend; (transitive verb) (2) to reveal; to divulge; to disclose; to expose; (transitive verb) (3) (See 証す・あかす) to prove; to verify |
夜を明かす see styles |
yooakasu よをあかす |
(exp,v5s) to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep |
待ち明かす see styles |
machiakasu まちあかす |
(transitive verb) to wait all night |
打ち明かす see styles |
uchiakasu うちあかす |
(transitive verb) (See 打明ける) to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart |
泣き明かす see styles |
nakiakasu なきあかす |
(transitive verb) to weep the night out; to weep all night |
解き明かす see styles |
tokiakasu ときあかす |
(transitive verb) to explain; to dispel doubts |
語り明かす see styles |
katariakasu かたりあかす |
(transitive verb) to talk all the night |
説き明かす see styles |
tokiakasu ときあかす |
(transitive verb) to explain; to make clear; to elucidate; to illustrate |
踊り明かす see styles |
odoriakasu おどりあかす |
(Godan verb with "su" ending) to dance all night; to dance until dawn |
飲み明かす see styles |
nomiakasu のみあかす |
(transitive verb) to drink the night away |
鼻を明かす see styles |
hanaoakasu はなをあかす |
(exp,v5s) to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless |
秘密を明かす see styles |
himitsuoakasu ひみつをあかす |
(exp,v5s) (See 秘密を暴露する) to disclose a secret |
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katariakasu かたりあかす |
(transitive verb) to talk the night away; to talk all night |
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nomiakasu のみあかす |
(transitive verb) to drink the night away |
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hanaoakasu はなをあかす |
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; to expose (someone's) nose |
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nakiakasu なきあかす |
(transitive verb) to weep the night out; to weep all night |
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nakiakasu なきあかす |
(transitive verb) to weep the night away; to cry all night long |
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tokiakasu ときあかす |
(transitive verb) to uncover; to solve; to reveal |
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A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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