Word Meaning

かすみ kasumi

霞 is read as かすみ (kasumi) and means dimness (of sight).

Meaning

English

  1. dimness (of sight)
  2. haze (esp. in spring)
  3. mist

Reading

Kana

かすみ

Romaji

kasumi

Writing Variants

  • かすみ kasumi
  • 翳み かすみ kasumi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Antonyms Rank 5804 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

霞む

かすむ

to become misty

Example Sentences

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やまのうえにはうすいかすみがかかっている。

A light mist covers the top of the mountain.

とおくのしまがかすんでみえた。

The distant island looked hazy.

つかれてめがかすんできた。

My eyes started to grow dim from fatigue.

あめあがりのあさはけしきがすこしかすむ。

The scenery becomes slightly hazy on mornings after rain.

まどのそとはかすみでしろくみえた。

Outside the window looked white with mist.

ふるいきおくがかすんでおもいだせない。

Old memories are blurred, and I can't recall them clearly.

ゆうがたになるとむこうのびるがかすんだ。

By evening, the building across the way looked blurred.

はるのあさはかわべにかすみがでやすい。

Mist tends to appear by the riverside on spring mornings.

もじがかすんでよみにくかった。

The letters were blurred and hard to read.

From the observation platform, you can just barely make out the town in the distance.