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霽: sky clearing up

By April 1, 2016January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

霽 [霁] jì


: sky clearing up

Kun Reading

霽れ OR 晴れ | はれ hare

noun
: clear weather
: (No-adjective) public; formal
: cleared of suspicion

霽らす OR 晴らす| はらす harasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself)

霽れる OR 晴れる | はれる hareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining
: to refresh (e.g. spirits)
: to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion)
: to be dispelled; to be banished

On Reading

セイ sei
サイ sai

Usage:

開霽 [开霁] kai1ji4: to clear up (of weather)
霽月 | せいげつ seigetsu: moon shining in a rain-cleansed sky



Japanese expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
*光風霽月 | こうふうせいげつ koufuuseigetsu
:(yoji) serenity



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
*光風霽月 [光风霁月] guang1 feng1 ji4 yue4
: lit. light breeze and clear moon; period of peace and prosperity; noble and benevolent character

Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
(yu3: rain radical 173) suggests the meaning while
齊 (qi2: even, uniform) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
霁. Derived from generic character simplification rule #84 (齊 » 齐) via usage of grass script form of character.



Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary