晴れ（はれ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: sunny/clear
Example sentences
- 今日は一日中、いい晴れだ。 — It's been beautifully sunny all day today.
- 晴れの日に洗濯物を干す。 — I hang out the laundry to dry on sunny days.
Idioms & proverbs containing “晴れ”
- 春に３日の晴れ間なし (はるにみっかのはれまなし) — good weather never lasts for three days in spring
- 夕焼けは晴れ朝焼けは雨 (ゆうやけははれあさやけはあめ) — red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning
- 朝焼けは雨、夕焼けは晴れ (あさやけはあめ、ゆうやけははれ) — red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning
Antonyms
- 褻 (け)
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “晴れ” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)