澄
澄 — Lucidity
lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain
On’yomiチョウ (chou)
Kun’yomiすむ (sumu)
Kun’yomiすます (sumasu)
Kun’yomi-すます (sumasu)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 澄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 澄む | すむ sumu | to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice) |
| 清澄 | せいちょう seichou | clear; serene |
| 澄ます | すます sumasu | to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled |
| 澄み切る | すみきる sumikiru | to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up |
| 研ぎ澄ます | とぎすます togisumasu | to sharpen; to grind; to whet |
| 澄み切った | すみきった sumikitta | perfectly clear |
Study notes
澄 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1722 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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