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快晴 (かいせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
clear weather ; cloudless weather ; fine weather
A noun and の-adjective for bright, clear weather, especially when the sky is cloudless or nearly cloudless. Common in weather forecasts and everyday descriptions.
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We had a picnic under a cloudless sky.
Kanji 快 cheerful, pleasant, agreeable Similar words 晴せい 天てん Also means clear weather; it is similar but can sound a little more formal or written than 快晴.
好こう 天てん Means favorable or good weather, not necessarily as cloudless or vividly clear as 快晴.
晴は れ The everyday weather term for sunny or clear weather; 快晴 is more specific and emphatic, often suggesting a very clear sky.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 快 suggests pleasantness or refreshment, and 晴 means clear weather or clearing skies. The rare spelling 快霽 uses 霽, a character associated with skies clearing, especially after rain.
