晴れ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
晴
は
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 晴れる hareru, “to clear”.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) はれ​ [hàréꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[4]
    • IPA(key): [ha̠ɾe̞]

    Noun

    晴(は)れ • (hare) 

    1. fine weather; clear weather
      晴(は)れ時々曇(ときどきくも)り
      hare tokidoki kumori
      fine, but sometimes cloudy
    2. formal; unconnected with everyday affairs
      晴(は)れ着(ぎ)
      hare gi
      formal wear

    Antonyms

    References
    1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
    2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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