秋あき晴ばれ

also: しゅうせい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun

clear autumn weather; fine fall day

Refers to the bright, clear skies typical of autumn in Japan. Often used in weather forecasts or seasonal descriptions.

今日きょうは秋あき晴ばれの気き持もちのいい一いち日にちだった。
Today was a pleasant day with clear autumn weather.
週しゅう末まつは秋あき晴ばれが続つづくでしょう。
The fine autumn weather will continue through the weekend.

Usage patterns

秋あき晴ばれが続つづくfor clear autumn weather to continue
今こん週しゅうは秋あき晴ばれが続つづいている。
Clear autumn weather has continued this week.
秋あき晴ばれの空そらa clear autumn sky
秋あき晴ばれの空そらの下もと、ピクニックを楽たのしんだ。
We enjoyed a picnic under a clear autumn sky.
秋あき晴ばれの中なかamid clear autumn weather
秋あき晴ばれの中なか、運うん動どう会かいが行おこなわれた。
The sports day was held under clear autumn skies.

Kanji

秋autumn
晴clear up

Related words

快かい晴せいN3
快晴 means completely clear skies in any season, while 秋晴れ specifically describes that kind of clear weather in autumn.
晴せい天てんN1
晴天 is a general, formal term for fine/clear weather, whereas 秋晴れ narrows it to the crisp clear days characteristic of fall.

Opposites

秋あき雨さめ
秋雨 refers to autumn rain, the direct weather opposite of the clear skies described by 秋晴れ.

Don't confuse with

日本にほん晴ばれ
日本晴れ describes a perfectly clear sky in any season with a sense of ideal weather, while 秋晴れ is tied specifically to autumn.
五月さつき晴ばれ
五月晴れ refers to clear breaks during the early-summer rainy season, unlike 秋晴れ which describes clear autumn days.

Built from

秋あき+晴はれる

Written forms

秋あき晴ばれUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
秋晴Usage11%
- あきばれ
  Kanji-only spelling; less common but still encountered. Can also be read しゅうせい in some contexts.
- しゅうせい
  On-reading of the kanji compound; rarely used in modern Japanese for this meaning.
しゅうせい

Etymology

Compound of 秋 (autumn) and 晴れ (clear weather). The reading あきばれ is a standard kun'yomi combination. The on-reading しゅうせい is rare and mostly historical.