元明

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (元明)		元	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánmíng
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-ming²
    • Yale: ywán-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanming
    • Palladius: юаньмин (juanʹmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

元明

1. the Yuan (1271–1368) and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties

Noun

元明

1. (Buddhism) original light

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	明
もと Grade: 2	あき Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Proper noun

元(もと)明(あき) • (Motoaki) 

1. a male given name