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Kanji Detail for 澄 - "to clear, to clarify"

澄

  • Meaning

    澄 means "to clear, to clarify." Also associated with to feign innocence.

    1. To clear - For water to become pure and clean; for sky or sound to be transparent.

    2. To clarify - To purify; to make clean.

    3. To feign innocence - To pretend not to know; to put on airs with a serious face.

  • Words using 澄

    • 澄む すむ Listen to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice)

  • Tattoo check: 澄

    • Verified meaning: to clear, to clarify
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きよし, きよみ, きよむ, さやか)
    • Also carries these associations: to feign innocence

    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.

  • Name readings of 澄

    Given names 澄(きよし)Listen 澄(きよみ)Listen 澄(きよむ)Listen 澄(さやか)Listen 澄(すまし)Listen 澄(すみ)Listen 澄(すむ)Listen 澄(たかし)Listen 澄(ちょう)Listen 澄(とおる)Listen 澄(ますみ)Listen

    Surnames 澄(のぼる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lucidity; be clear; clear; clarify; settle; strain; look grave

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 澄[cheng2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    clear, limpid, pure

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Water that is still and clear. | When any substance settles and becomes clear, it is also called 澄.

  • Onyomi

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    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    su.masu(す-ます) す-ます

    su.mu(す-む) す-む

  • Strokes

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    15 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to clear to clarify to feign innocence pure transparent limpid serene pristine crystalline lucid clean spotless refined purify tranquil unblemished

Sentences including 澄

  • She has a soft and clear voice.

  • The water of the river was very clear.

  • The girl has a pure voice.

  • I can see a clear blue sky and feel so good.

  • I strained to hear what the president said.

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