明(あか)るみ

あかるみ
noun
coming to light, public knowledge
1. coming to light, public knowledge, exposure
The state of something hidden becoming publicly known. Almost always used in the fixed phrase 明(あか)るみに出(で)る (to come to light).
不正(ふせい)が明(あか)るみに出(で)た。
The fraud came to light.
事件(じけん)の真相(しんそう)が明(あか)るみに出(で)て、大(おお)きなニュースになった。
The truth about the incident came to light and became big news.
内部(ないぶ)告発(こくはつ)によって会社(かいしゃ)の不祥事(ふしょうじ)が明(あか)るみに出(で)ることになった。
The company's scandal came to light through an internal whistleblower report.

Usage

Almost exclusively used in the phrase 明(あか)るみに出(で)る (to come to light, to be exposed). Rarely used in other constructions. The subject is typically something negative that was concealed — corruption, scandals, secrets, crimes.

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Related Words

Related: 明(あ)かす (to reveal)
Compare: 発覚(はっかく) (discovery, detection)
Compare: 露呈(ろてい) (exposure, revelation)
Compare: 暴露(ばくろ) (disclosure, expose)
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Added 2026.2.23 8:41 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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