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. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
    4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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