清せい澄ちょう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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Describes water, air, sound, or a state of mind that is pure, transparent, and undisturbed. Often used in literary or refined descriptions.

めん

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山やま

が

映うつ

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て

いる

。

The mountains are reflected on the clear surface of the lake.

彼かれの清せい澄ちょうな声こえが会かい場じょうに響ひびいた。

His serene voice resonated through the hall.

清せい澄ちょうな〈物もの〉pure and clear (water, air, mind, etc.)
高こう原げんの清せい澄ちょうな空くう気きを胸むねいっぱいに吸すい込こんだ。
I took a deep breath of the clear, pure mountain air.
〈物もの〉が清せい澄ちょうになる(water, sky, mind, etc.) becomes clear and serene
雨あめ上あがりの空そらが清せい澄ちょうになった。
The sky became clear and serene after the rain.

澄すむN2
澄む is a verb meaning 'to become clear', while 清澄 is a formal na-adjective/noun describing the resulting clear, pure state.
透とう明めいN2
透明 means 'transparent' and is common in everyday speech, while 清澄 adds a literary nuance of purity and calm beyond mere see-through clarity.
清きよらかN1
清らか emphasizes moral or physical purity and cleanliness, whereas 清澄 focuses more on visual/auditory clarity and calm transparency.

混こん濁だく
混濁 describes a turbid, clouded state, the direct opposite of the pure, clear state described by 清澄.

清せい涼りょう
清涼 describes a refreshing coolness (e.g. of a drink or breeze), while 清澄 describes clarity and purity of water, air, or mind without necessarily implying coolness.

清せい澄ちょうUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; used in both literal and figurative contexts.
せいちょうUsage2%

Compound of 清 (pure, clear) and 澄 (become clear, serene). The reading せいちょう is the on'yomi for both characters.