Japanese 明

← Mandarin 明 (borrowed)

← Japanese 漢音 (mention)

← Japanese 呉音 (mention)

← Japanese 唐音 (mention)

← Japanese 明らか (mention)

← Middle Chinese - (cognate)

← Middle Chinese - (cognate)

← Sanskrit विद्या (derived)

→ Japanese あかぼし (compound)

→ Japanese 明史 (affix)