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Kanji Detail for 晴 - "clear, fine weather"

晴

  • Meaning

    晴 means "clear, fine weather." Also associated with dispel.

    1. Clear - Free from clouds.

    2. Fine weather - Good weather with sunshine.

    3. Dispel - To clear away worries.

  • Words using 晴

    • 素晴らしい すばらしい Listen wonderful; splendid; magnificent
    • 快晴 かいせい Listen clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
    • 晴天 せいてん Listen fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather
    • 見晴らし みはらし Listen (scenic) view; prospect; outlook
    • 見晴らす みはらす Listen to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook

  • Four-character idioms with 晴

    • 晴好雨奇 せいこううき Listen the scenery being beautiful in both sunny and rainy weather
    • 晴耕雨読 せいこううどく Listen working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
    • 雨奇晴好 うきせいこう Listen scenery being beautiful in both rainy and sunny weather

  • Tattoo check: 晴

    • Verified meaning: clear, fine weather
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きよし, すみか, せい, せいじ)
    • Also carries these associations: dispel

    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 晴

    Given names 晴(きよし)Listen 晴(せい)Listen 晴(はなこ)Listen 晴(はる)Listen 晴(はるか)Listen 晴(はるる)Listen 晴(はれ)Listen 晴(はれし)Listen

    Surnames 晴(すみか)Listen 晴(せいじ)Listen 晴(はるまき)Listen 晴(はるみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    clear up

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    clear weather, fine weather

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    clear; fine (weather)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    clear weather, fine weather

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

    When rain stops and clouds disperse, it is called 晴.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sei(セイ) セイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ba.re(ば-れ) ば-れ

    ha.rasu(は-らす) は-らす

    ha.re(は-れ) は-れ

    ha.reru(は-れる) は-れる

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    clear fine weather dispel bright resolve serene calm cloudless fair luminous pleasant pristine pure radiant sunny tranquil unclouded

Sentences including 晴

  • It is sunny today.

  • It ought to be fine tomorrow.

  • We have a lot of very fine days in october.

  • How wonderful a time we have had !

  • They had a lovely time together.

  • It's wonderful to be here.

  • The weather was lovely when i left home.

  • I hope the weather will clear up on sunday.

  • It looks like it is going to clear up soon.

  • Her english is excellent.

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