Kanji Detail for 爽 - "clear, refreshing, different"

爽

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
爽 means "clear, refreshing, different."
1. Clear - Bright; the brightness of dawn.
2. Refreshing - Invigorating; crisp; pleasant.
3. To differ - To err; to mistake; to deviate.
4. To be damaged - To lose; to fall apart.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

refreshing; bracing; resonant; sweet; clear

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

happy, cheerful; refreshing

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

crisp, refreshing; candid, frank; pleased, happy

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

Bright. The time when dawn is about to break is called 昧爽. | Open-minded and unrestrained. As in 開爽 (open and bright). | Clear and fresh. As in 神清氣爽 (spirit clear and mood refreshed). | Without hesitation. As in 爽快 (forthright), 爽利 (decisive). | To err. Breaking a promise is called 爽約. | 爽然. Disappointed appearance. As in 爽然若失 (feeling lost).
Onyomi

soh(ソウ)
Kunyomi

aki.raka(あきらか)

sawa.yaka(さわ-やか)

taga.u(たが-う)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

大 (dai)爻 (ko・majiwaru・meme)
Related Keywords
clear refreshing different damaged exhilarating bright brisk cool crisp invigorating pure divergent lively pristine