What does kanji 澄 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 澄 is lucidity.

How is kanji 澄 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 澄 are す.む, す.ます, -す.ます; the onyomi readings are チョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 澄?

The main radical for kanji 澄 is 水.

What words use kanji 澄?

Example words that use kanji 澄 include 澄みきる, 澄まし顔, 澄みきった, 澄ました顔.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

澄

Meaning

Kanji 澄

lucidity

lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: す.むす.ます-す.ます
Onyomi 音読み: チョウ
Nanori 名乗り: きよすすすみみ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1722
Strokes: 15
Radical: 水
Components: 并 • 口 • 汁 • 癶 • 豆
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 登 • 嶝 • 隥 • 鄧 • 噔 • 僜 • 凳

Related vocabulary

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Showing 21 of 32 entries that include this kanji.

澄みきる

すみきる

to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.)

澄まし顔

すましがお

composed expression

澄みきった

すみきった

perfectly clear

澄ました顔

すましたかお

composed expression

澄ましバター

すましバター

clarified butter

澄まし屋

すましや

a prim person

澄み渡る

すみわたる

to be perfectly clear

澄んだ水

すんだみず

limpid water

澄徹

ちょうてつ

clearness (e.g. sky)

澄明

ちょうめい

clear and bright

清澄

せいちょう

clear

上澄

うわずみ

clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

雨のあと、空が澄んでいた。

After the rain, the sky was clear.

この湖は水が澄んでいる。

The water in this lake is clear.

澄んだ音が遠くまで響いた。

The clear sound echoed into the distance.

気持ちを澄ませて話を聞いた。

I composed myself and listened to the conversation.

彼女は澄ました顔で答えた。

She answered with a composed, serious face.

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