澄
limpid; lucidity; be clear; clear; clarify; settle; strain; look grave
15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1722.
Readings
- すむ (kun reading): 澄む (すむ) to become clear (water, air, etc.); 上澄み (うわずみ) clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture)
- すます (kun reading): 澄ます (すます) to clear; 研ぎ澄ます (とぎすます) to sharpen
- チョウ (on reading): 清澄 (せいちょう) clear; 明澄 (めいちょう) lucid
Components
- 氵
- 登
- 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
- 口 radical mouth
- ⺡ radical water, left-side form of 水
- 癶 radical dotted tent; footsteps
- 豆 radical bean
Words using 澄
- 澄む (すむ) to become clear (water, air, etc.)
- 上澄み (うわずみ) clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture)
- 澄み切る (すみきる) to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.)
- 澄み渡る (すみわたる) to be perfectly clear
- 澄み切った (すみきった) perfectly clear
- 澄ます (すます) to clear
- 研ぎ澄ます (とぎすます) to sharpen
- 耳を澄ます (みみをすます) to listen carefully
- 澄まし屋 (すましや) a prim person
- 聞き澄ます (ききすます) to listen attentively
- 清澄 (せいちょう) clear
- 明澄 (めいちょう) lucid
- 澄明 (ちょうめい) clear and bright
- 澄徹 (ちょうてつ) clearness (e.g. sky)
- 清澄剤 (せいちょうざい) clarifying agent
- 真澄鏡 (まそかがみ) perfectly clear mirror
23 words in all.