澄 – lucidity, be clear, clear

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1722 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 澄 means lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チョウ (chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is す.む、す.ます、-す.ます (sumu, sumasu, sumasu). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チョウ	chou
Kun’yomi	す.む	sumu
Kun’yomi	す.ます	sumasu
Kun’yomi	-す.ます	sumasu

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: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 口・汁・豆・并・癶.

Words using 澄

澄むすむto become clear (water, air, etc.)澄ますすますto clear

Example sentences

水が底まで澄んでいる。

The water is clear to the bottom.

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あの社長秘書はいつも澄ましている。

That president's secretary is always prim.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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