霽
clear up
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Readings
On'yomi
- セイ
- サイ
Kun'yomi
- は.れる
- は.らす
Meaning
霽 centers on weather becoming clear after rain or clouds: the sky clearing up.
Most common words using 霽
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Etymology
霽 combines 雨 (rain) with 齊, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of evenness or completion, suggesting rain ending and the sky becoming clear.
Meaning mnemonic
Rain 雨 stops and the sky becomes even and clear like the orderly arrangement of 齊 below.
Reading mnemonic
For セイ, imagine the sky clearing up after rain, and you say 'say' to the clear sky: say -> セイ.