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明暗両面 (めいあんりょうめん) — (both) the bright and dark sides | Kumi Dictionary

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明暗両面

明暗両面

明めい暗あん両りょう面めん

(both) the bright and dark sides

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めいあんりょうめん

Noun

1.

(both) the bright and dark sides

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Kanji that make up this word

あ.かり・あか.るい・あか.るむ・あか.らむ・あき.らか・あ.ける…(18)

くら.い・くら.む・くれ.る…(1)

darkness・disappear・shade・informal・grow dark…(1)

てる・ふたつ…(2)

both・old Japanese coin・counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)・two

おも・おもて・つら…(6)

mask・face・features・surface

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