I Love Kanji清ます (sumasu)
清ます (すます, sumasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to clear; to make clear”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- すます
- Romaji
- sumasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to clear; to make clear · godan verb, transitive
- to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference · godan verb, transitive
- to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs · godan verb, transitive
- to strain (one's ears); to listen carefully · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 清ます
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 清ます | すます sumasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 清まします | すまします sumashimasu |
| Negative | 清まさない | すまさない sumasanai |
| Polite negative | 清ましません | すましません sumashimasen |
| Past | 清ました | すました sumashita |
| Polite past | 清ましました | すましました sumashimashita |
| Negative past | 清まさなかった | すまさなかった sumasanakatta |
| Te-form | 清まして | すまして sumashite |
| Potential | 清ませる | すませる sumaseru |
| Passive | 清まされる | すまされる sumasareru |
| Causative | 清まさせる | すまさせる sumasaseru |
| Volitional | 清まそう | すまそう sumasou |
| Imperative | 清ませ | すませ sumase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 清ませば | すませば sumaseba |
Kanji in 清ます
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 清ます.
清むすむto become clear (water, air, etc.)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清純せいじゅんpurity清濁せいだくgood and evil
Source: JMdict entry 1373650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.