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    3. 明かす

    明かす

    明あか​す​

    to pass (the night)

    N1KMT10News #43+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab13 strokes

    あかす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pass (the night), to spend
    2.
    to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose
    3.
    to prove, to verify

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    友とも達だちと語かたり合あって夜よるを明あかした。

    I spent the night talking with my friends.

    KMT9Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれはついに自じ分ぶんの秘ひ密みつを明あかした。

    He finally revealed his secret.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    真しん実じつを明あかすことで、彼かれは心こころの重おも荷にを下おろした。

    By revealing the truth, he unburdened his heart.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    徹てつ夜やで仕し事ごとをして夜よるを明あかすことがよくある。

    I often stay up all night working.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    その事じ件けんの全ぜん貌ぼうが明あかされる日ひは来くるのだろうか。

    Will the day ever come when the full picture of that incident is revealed?

    KMT10Daily LifePolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    明
    あ.かり・あか.るい・あか.るむ・あか.らむ・あき.らか・あ.ける…(18)
    bright・light
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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