Japanese word

解明

Pronunciation

Romajikaimei

Meaning

  • noununraveling

Example

研究者が謎の解明を進めています。ken kyū sha ga nazo no kai mei o susu me te i ma su

Researchers are working to unravel the mystery.

Illustration for 解明 (unraveling)

More examples

新しい資料が事件の解明に役立ちます。atara shi i shi ryō ga ji ken no kai mei ni yaku da chi ma su

New evidence helps unravel the case.

Core concept

Presents the process of making something hidden or puzzling clear through careful inquiry.

Common phrases

  • 謎の解明nazo no kai mei

    unraveling a mystery

  • 真相の解明shin sō no kai mei

    uncovering the truth

  • 原因の解明gen in no kai mei

    uncovering the cause

  • 仕組みの解明shi ku mi no kai mei

    clarifying the mechanism

  • 事件の解明ji ken no kai mei

    unraveling the case

Similar words

究明kyūmei: A detailed investigation into the cause or truth of something that is difficult to understand.
判明hanmei: The condition in which a fact or cause becomes clear through evidence or investigation.

Definition in Japanese

謎や事実などを調べて、分からなかったことを明らかにすること。nazo ya ji jitsu na do o shira be te wa ka ra na ka tta ko to o aki ra ka ni su ru ko to

Word origin

解明 (kaimei) combines 解 (kai, "solve or untie") with 明 (mei, "bright or clear") to express the process of clarifying something that was not understood.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese news and academic writing, 解明 (kaimei) often appears in the pattern 原因を解明する (gen'in o kaimei suru), meaning that an investigation clarifies a cause.

Other meanings

  • uncoveringnoun

Opposites

  • 未解明mikaimeiunexplainednoun

Related words

  • 解明するkaimeisuruunravelverb

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