晴れ

Japanese

連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 晴れる hareru, “to clear”.^[1]^[2]^[3]

晴(は)れ • (hare)

fine weather; clear weather
晴(は)れ時(とき)々(どき)曇(くも)り ― hare tokidoki kumori ― fine, but sometimes cloudy
formal; unconnected with everyday affairs
晴(は)れ着(ぎ) ― hare gi ― formal wear

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