晴れ

晴れ

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) はれ​ [hàréꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ha̠ɾe̞]

Noun

晴れ (hiragana はれ, rōmaji 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

• (formal): 褻 (け) (ke, “informal”)

References

• The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. →ISBN

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN