明るい
akarui
Knowing a field is 明るい too — light reaches in and you see
The picture Light filling a space so you can see right into the corners. 明るい has light reaching in so you see inside; 暗い has no light reaching, so you cannot.
Where the picture shows up in 明るい
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light filling a room
この部屋は明るくて気持ちがいいですね。
kono heya wa akarukute kimochi ga ii desu ne
This room is bright — it feels good.
Opening the curtains and window light reaching all the way into the corners
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light mixed into a colour
もう少し明るい色にしてください。
mō sukoshi akarui iro ni shite kudasai
Could you make it a bit lighter?
A finger moving across the dye chart from the dark end to the pale end
Exactly what you say at a salon or clothes shop.
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light in a face
新しい店員さんは明るい人です。
atarashii ten'in-san wa akarui hito desu
The new shop assistant is a cheerful person.
Looking up the moment a customer walks in and greeting them first, smiling
明るい人 = a sunny, open personality.
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light down the road ahead
来年の見通しは明るいです。
rainen no mitōshi wa akarui desu
Next year's outlook is bright.
A door opening at the end of a dark corridor and light coming through
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light reaching into a field
部長はこの業界に明るいです。
buchō wa kono gyōkai ni akarui desu
The manager knows this industry well.
A torch lighting up turnings that a newcomer would never spot
〜に明るい = well versed in something.
All of it in one picture
明るい is one picture: light fills the space and you can see into it. Light reaches the corners of a room, so it feels good to be there; light mixed into a colour makes it pale and clear. Light in someone's face makes them easy to speak to, and light falling down the road ahead means the outlook is bright. Let that light reach into a whole industry and the person who sees into it is the one who knows the trade.