明仁 Traditional form: 明仁 Pinyin (reading): Míngrén Definitions: Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成 ( Píngchéng) emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019 Characters: 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light 仁 - benevolent, humane, kind Traditional characters: 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light 仁 - benevolent, humane, kind