霞
霞 — Be hazy
be hazy, grow dim, blurred
On’yomiカ (ka)
On’yomiゲ (ge)
Kun’yomiかすみ (kasumi)
Kun’yomiかすむ (kasumu)
Stroke order (17 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 霞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 霞 | かすみ kasumi | haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight) |
| 霞む | かすむ kasumu | to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry |
Study notes
霞 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1603 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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