晴れる
晴れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 晴れる | 晴れない |
| Polite | 晴れます | 晴れません |
| Past polite | 晴れました | 晴れませんでした |
| Past | 晴れた | 晴れなかった |
| Te-form | 晴れて | 晴れないで |
| Desire | 晴れたい | 晴れたくない |
| Potential | 晴れられるalso 晴れれる | 晴れられないalso 晴れれない |
| Passive | 晴れられる | 晴れられない |
| Causative | 晴れさせる | 晴れさせない |
| Causative passive | 晴れさせられる | 晴れさせられない |
| Volitional | 晴れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 晴れましょう | |
| Imperative | 晴れろ | 晴れるな |
| Conditional | 晴れれば | 晴れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 晴れたら | 晴れなかったら |
Meanings
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
clear up; become sunny; stop raining
Describes weather improving: clouds clearing, rain stopping, or the sky becoming sunny.
In the afternoon the rain stopped and the sky cleared up.
It will be sunny tomorrow.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be refreshed; clear up (mood)
Used for feelings, spirits, or mood becoming lighter or refreshed, often after worry or gloom.
I felt refreshed after taking a walk.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be cleared (suspicion); be dispelled; be banished
Used when doubts, suspicions, misunderstandings, or negative feelings are resolved or removed. Often appears in phrases like 疑いが晴れる.
See also: 疑いが晴れる
His explanation cleared up my doubts.
I'm glad the misunderstanding was cleared up.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉は晴れるでしょうused in weather forecasts to predict clear skies in a place
It will likely be clear tomorrow in the Kanto region.
- 〈人〉の心が晴れるfor someone's heart/mind to feel clear and relieved of worry
After talking with a friend, my mind felt clear again.
- 〈事〉の容疑が晴れるfor someone to be cleared of a suspicion or charge
New evidence cleared him of suspicion.
- 誤解が晴れるfor a misunderstanding to be resolved or cleared up
Thanks to the discussion, the misunderstanding was cleared up.
Expressions· 7
- 気が晴れるfeel refreshed; feel better; feel more cheerful
- 晴れた空clear sky; cloudless sky
- 晴れの日fine day; clear day · formal occasion; special day
- 疑いが晴れるto be cleared of suspicion; to have one's name cleared
- 褻にも晴れにもon every occasion; at all times; both ordinary and special times
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- 夕焼けは晴れ朝焼けは雨red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
- 朝焼けは雨、夕焼けは晴れred sky at morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, sailors delight