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[edit] Akari あかり in English

revision 10:31, October 28, 2006, by LordAmeth (光 - hikari, light　明かり - akari, brightness)

Akari (あかり), which means "brightness" in Japanese.

I think brightness is 「明るさ」. 「明かり」 is illumination or light. --Fukumoto 12:47, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, it would seem we're both right. 明かり(P); 明り(P) 【あかり】 (n) lamplight; light (in general); brightness; [1]. I should've looked it up before making assumptions. LordAmeth 18:34, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

I failed to find a sample usage of あかり as brightness in the linked page (Jim Breen's JDIC). A paper dictionary at hand (Obunsha's Essential Japanese-English Dictionary) doesn't have brightness under akari entry. Japanese/English dictionaries available on Yahoo! Japan [2] doesn't have brightness in trananslation. I suspect it is JDIC's error. --Fukumoto 18:43, 2 January 2007 (UTC)