Meaning

Primary

Clear Weather

Alternatives

Formal, Public, Cleared Of Suspicion

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

If you say something is going to clear up, you're usually talking about the weather. That makes it clear weather.

This can also mean formal or public. After all, you'll want anything formal or public to happen when it's clear weather! And finally, you can use it to say that someone has been cleared of suspicion.

Reading

はれ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This has the same reading as the kanji you learned, meaning you know the reading!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 晴れの天気

    clear weather

    晴れの場

    a ceremonial occasion, a public place

    晴れのすがた

    a person's appearance during an important formal occasion, a person's appearance during a moment of triumph

Context Sentences

晴れの日はピクニックに行きたくなります。

Sunny days make me want to go on a picnic.

明日も晴れみたいだよ。

It looks like it's going to be sunny again tomorrow.

このアプリでは「晴れのちくもり」になってるよ。

This app says "It will be clear, then cloudy."

Kanji Composition