# 晴 — clear weather

晴 means “clear weather”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: セイ (sei). Kun'yomi: は(れる) (hareru). You'll see it in words such as 晴れ (hare, “clear weather; fine weather”).

- Meaning: clear weather
- On'yomi: セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi: は(れる) (hareru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 晴

The sun (日) in a blue (青) sky: clear weather.

Sounds like 青: both read セイ.

Parts: 日 sun; day · 青 blue

## Words with 晴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 晴れ | はれ (hare) | clear weather; fine weather |
| 晴れる | はれる (hareru) | to clear up; to clear away |
| 晴らす | はらす (harasu) | to dispel; to clear away |

## Don't confuse it with

[情](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/emotion/) · [清](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pure/) · [精](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/refined/) · [請](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ask-for/)

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[候](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/climate/) · [温](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm/) · [星](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/star/) · [晴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clear-weather/) · [陽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sunlight/) · [雪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/snow/) · [雲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cloud/) · [暖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm-weather/) · [氷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ice/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clear-weather/. Last updated 2026-11-01.