I Love Kanji清む (sumu)
清む (すむ, sumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- すむ
- Romaji
- sumu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent · godan verb, intransitive
- to resonate clearly (e.g. voice) · godan verb, intransitive
- to become serene; to become tranquil; to be free of worries · godan verb, intransitive
- to pronounce as an unvoiced sound · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 清む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 清む | すむ sumu |
| Polite (~masu) | 清みます | すみます sumimasu |
| Negative | 清まない | すまない sumanai |
| Polite negative | 清みません | すみません sumimasen |
| Past | 清んだ | すんだ sunda |
| Polite past | 清みました | すみました sumimashita |
| Negative past | 清まなかった | すまなかった sumanakatta |
| Te-form | 清んで | すんで sunde |
| Potential | 清める | すめる sumeru |
| Passive | 清まれる | すまれる sumareru |
| Causative | 清ませる | すませる sumaseru |
| Volitional | 清もう | すもう sumou |
| Imperative | 清め | すめ sume |
| Conditional (~ba) | 清めば | すめば sumeba |
Kanji in 清む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 清む.
清潔せいけつclean清いきよいclean清書せいしょfair copy清掃せいそうcleaning清らかきよらかclean清ますすますto clear清純せいじゅんpurity清濁せいだくgood and evil
Source: JMdict entry 1373680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.