晴 – clear up

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The kanji 晴 means clear up. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セイ (sei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is は.れる、は.れ、は.れ-、-ば.れ、は.らす (hareru, hare, hare, bare, harasu). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 日 (no. 72).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セイ	sei
Kun’yomi	は.れる	hareru
Kun’yomi	は.れ	hare
Kun’yomi	は.れ-	hare
Kun’yomi	-ば.れ	bare
Kun’yomi	は.らす	harasu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 日 (Kangxi radical 72). Components: 月・青・土・二・日・亠.

Words using 晴

晴れはれclear weather晴れるはれるto clear up素晴らしいすばらしいwonderful快晴かいせいclear weather晴天せいてんfine weather (i.e. little or no clouds)見晴らしみはらし(scenic) view

Example sentences

その日は晴れだったので、私たちは泳ぎに行った。

It was a fine day, so we went swimming.

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明日は晴れるだろう。

It will be fine tomorrow.

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彼の憂うつは彼女がキスをすると晴れた。

His depression came to an end when she kissed him.

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Kanji with the same radical

日時明昨早映景旧易春暴普昇星曜暮

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