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Kotomora

晴

clear up

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 2FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • セイ

Kun'yomi

  • は.れる
  • は.れ
  • は.れ-
  • -ば.れ
  • は.らす

Nanori

  • はる
  • はれ

Meaning

晴 centers on weather becoming clear and bright after clouds or rain: the sky clearing up.

Most common words using 晴

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  • 素晴らしいすばらしい
    N4

    wonderful; splendid; magnificent

  • 晴れはれ
    N5

    clear weather; fine weather

  • 晴れるはれる
    N5

    to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining

  • 晴天せいてん
    N1

    fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies

  • 快晴かいせい
    N3

    clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather

  • 晴らすはらす

    to dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself)

  • 気晴らしきばらし

    recreation; diversion; relaxation

  • 天晴れあっぱれ

    splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; brilliant

  • 見晴らしみはらし
    N1

    (scenic) view; prospect; outlook

  • 晴れやかはれやか

    clear; bright; sunny

  • 晴れ間はれま

    break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather

  • 晴れ着はれぎ

    (one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags

  • 素晴らしさすばらしさ

    splendor; splendour; magnificence; beauty

  • 秋晴れあきばれ

    clear autumnal weather

  • 憂さ晴らしうさばらし

    diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement

  • 晴嵐せいらん

    mountain vapor; mountain vapour

  • 晴れ晴れはればれ
    N1

    bright; cheerful; in high spirits

  • 見晴台みはらしだい

    lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook

  • 晴れ姿はれすがた

    appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph

  • 晴雨せいう

    clear or rainy weather; sunshine or rain

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Etymology

晴 combines 日 (sun) with 青, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of clear blue sky. The character expresses the sun appearing and the weather clearing.

Meaning mnemonic

The sun 日 and the blue 青 sky come together: when the sun shines in a blue sky, the weather has cleared up.

Reading mnemonic

For セイ, imagine the sun clearing the sky and you say 'say' to the clear day: say -> セイ.