Type Element Usage Japanese Scripts 明(Japanese Kanji) Meaning & History Japanese nanori reading of míng. See All Relations · Show Family TreeRelated Items Other Readingsmíng(Chinese) aka, ake, aki(Japanese) myeong(Korean) minh(Vietnamese)Given Name DescendantAkira(Japanese)Same Spellingakira (1), akira (3), akira (4) Entry added March 14, 2016