I Love Kanji澄む (sumu)
澄む (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 澄む
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 | 澄む | すむ sumu |
| Polite (~masu) | 澄みます | すみます sumimasu |
| Negative | 澄まない | すまない sumanai |
| Polite negative | 澄みません | すみません sumimasen |
| Past | 澄んだ | すんだ sunda |
| Polite past | 澄みました | すみました sumimashita |
| Negative past | 澄まなかった | すまなかった sumanakatta |
| Te-form | 澄んで | すんで sunde |
| Potential | 澄める | すめる sumeru |
| Passive | 澄まれる | すまれる sumareru |
| Causative | 澄ませる | すませる sumaseru |
| Volitional | 澄もう | すもう sumou |
| Imperative | 澄め | すめ sume |
| Conditional (~ba) | 澄めば | すめば sumeba |
Kanji in 澄む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 澄む.
Source: JMdict entry 1373680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.