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    3. 明暗を分ける

    明暗を分ける

    明めい暗あんを​分わけ​る​

    to decide the outcome (e.g. game)

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab32 strokes

    めいあんをわける

    Verb

    1.
    to decide the outcome (e.g. game)
    2.
    to be very different, to be sharply contrasted

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    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
    暗
    くら.い・くら.む・くれ.る…(1)
    darkness・disappear・shade・informal・grow dark…(1)
    Kanji
    分
    わ.ける・わ.け・わ.かれる・わ.かる・わ.かつ…(5)
    part・minute of time・segment・share・degree…(8)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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