How to say "explicit" in Japanese

• 明白めいはくCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers 'explicit' as plain and evident: a fact, intention, or mistake that is clear beyond doubt, stated or shown so plainly that it cannot be misunderstood.
  何なんをしなければならないかは明白めいはくです。↗

  It is clear what must be done.
• 明快めいかいCommon
  na-adjective, nounMatches 'explicit' in the sense of lucid and clear-cut: an explanation, answer, or argument that is crisp and easy to follow, with the emphasis on clarity of expression.
• アダルトCommon
  na-adjective, nounCovers 'explicit' only in the sense of sexually explicit: it labels adult or pornographic material, so it is not a way to say that a statement or explanation is clear.

Use 明白 for something evident or unmistakably clear, 明快 for explanations or answers that are lucid and clear-cut, and 「アダルト」 only for the 'sexually explicit' sense of adult content.

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• 明白めいはくobvious
• 明快めいかいclear
• 明示的めいじてきexplicit
• 陽的ようてきexplicit
• アダルトadult