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Kanji Detail for 霞 - "haze, to become hazy"
霞
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Meaning
霞 means "haze, to become hazy." Also associated with morning/evening glow.
Morning, Evening Glow - The red sky at sunrise or sunset.
Haze - A phenomenon where distant things appear blurry.
To become hazy - To appear unclear; to be obscured.
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Words using 霞
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霞む
かすむ
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry
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霞む
かすむ
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Tattoo check: 霞
- Verified meaning: haze, to become hazy
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read か, かすえ, かすみ, かん)
- Also carries these associations: morning/evening glow
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 霞
Given names 霞(か)
霞(かすみ)
霞(しゃ)
Surnames 霞(かすえ)
霞(かん)
霞(げ)
霞(やすみ)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
be hazy; grow dim; blurred
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
rosy clouds
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
rosy clouds
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Fog condensed at low altitude that glows when sunlight strikes it at an angle. Commonly seen at sunrise and sunset. Because the lower layer of air contains fine water droplets, smoke, and dust that let red light pass through more easily, it appears red.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 霞
From the observation platform, you can just barely make out the town in the distance.