澄 — kanji meaning “lucidity”
澄
lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave
- Meanings
- lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave
- On'yomi
- チョウ (chou)
- Kun'yomi
- す.む、す.ます、-す.ます
- Name readings
- きよ、すす、すみ、み
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1722 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- chéng, dèng — Chinese character page
Words with 澄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清澄 | せいちょう seichou | clear; serene |
| 澄ます | すます sumasu | to clear; to make clear |
| 澄む | すむ sumu | to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent |
| 澄まし | すまし sumashi | primness; putting on airs; prim person |
| 上澄み | うわずみ uwazumi | clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate |
| 澄み切る | すみきる sumikiru | to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up |
| 澄み渡る | すみわたる sumiwataru | to be perfectly clear |
| 澄明 | ちょうめい choumei | clear and bright |
| 澄まし屋 | すましや sumashiya | a prim person |
| 明澄 | めいちょう meichou | lucid; clear |
| お澄まし | おすまし osumashi | primness; putting on airs; prim person |
| 水澄まし | みずすまし mizusumashi | whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus) |
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