JLPT N5 vocabulary
明るい: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
あかるい0Heiban · flatalso 3
i-adjective
Meaning
- light, well-lit, well-lighted
- bright, brightly coloured
- cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
- encouraging for the future of a project, promising, of fair prospects
- familiar with, knowledgeable about, well versed in
- fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 明るい | 明る |
| Plain past過去形 | 明る | 明る |
| Polite presentです形 | 明るい | 明る |
| Polite pastでした形 | 明る | 明る |
| Te-formて形 | 明る | 明る |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 明るい | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 明る | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 明る | 明る |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 明る | 明る |
Example sentences
月は太陽ほど明るくない。
The moon is not as bright as the sun.