晴 connects clear weather with the idea of something clearing. Learn its readings in complete words.

The idea

晴 has 12 strokes. Follow the linked stroke-order diagram. 晴れる is read はれる, 晴れ is はれ, and 晴天 is せいてん. The verb 晴れる describes the sky clearing.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
晴れはれIt will be sunny tomorrow.
晴れるはれるThe sky cleared after the rain.
晴天せいてんWe could see the mountains well under the clear sky.

Examples

  • 明日あしたは晴はれです。It will be sunny tomorrow.
  • 雨あめの後あと、空そらが晴はれました。The sky cleared after the rain.
  • 晴はれの日ひは、洗濯物せんたくものを外そとで干ほします。On sunny days I dry the laundry outside.
  • 晴天せいてんの下もと、山やまがよく見みえました。We could see the mountains well under the clear sky.
  • 友達ともだちと話はなして、気持きもちが晴はれました。Talking with a friend lifted my spirits.
  • 晴はれたら、散歩さんぽに行いきましょう。If it clears up, let’s go for a walk.

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Watch out

晴れ is a noun meaning clear weather; 晴れる is a verb. 気持ちが晴れる describes a mood clearing, not a change in the weather.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 晴れる in hiragana.

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    はれる

    晴れる is はれる: the sky clears. The kana れる belong to the verb.

  2. Write the reading of 晴天 in hiragana.

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    せいてん

    晴天 is せいてん, a word for clear weather. Learn the reading as a whole.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: ＿れ（はれ）［晴／青］.

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    晴

    晴 completes 晴れ, meaning clear weather; 青 is not the character used here.

Use it today

Write 晴 using the diagram. Cover the table, read 晴れる and 晴天, then describe tomorrow’s weather.