澄
Lucidity, Be Clear JLPT N1
15 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #1722
Meaning
Lucidity, Be Clear, Clear, Clarify, Settle, Strain, Look Grave
Readings
On’yomiチョウ chou
Kun’yomiす.む sumu、す.ます sumasu、-す.ます sumasu
Radical
Components
- 氵 (radical)
- 登 — Ascend
Example sentences
- 大統領の言うことに耳を澄ました。I strained to hear what the President said.
- 耳を澄ましたが何も聞こえなかった。I listened, but I heard nothing.
- あの社長秘書はいつも澄ましている。That president's secretary is always prim.
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