15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave

Kun'yomi
  • to become clear (water, air, etc.) ②to resonate clearly (e.g. voice) ③to become serene ④to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
  • to clear ②to be unruffled ③to look demure ④to strain (one's ears)
  • -すます
On'yomi
  • チョウ
Nanori
  • きよ
  • すす
  • すみ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ます-すます 72.8%
すみ 26.7%
チョウ 0.5%

Character Breakdown

lucidity, be clear, clear
す.む すみ チョウ (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
ascend, climb up
トウ のぼ.る ト (3rd, N3)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide

Common Words

primness ②clear soup ③water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to become clear (water, air, etc.) ②to resonate clearly (e.g. voice) ③to become serene ④to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to clear ②to be unruffled ③to look demure ④to strain (one's ears)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.)
to be perfectly clear
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture)
perfectly clear and serene sky
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References

Unicode hex code 6F84
JIS X 0208 1-32-1
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2699
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3333
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 740
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 915
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 517
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 674
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1704
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1637
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2276
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1455
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18315
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1597
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1334
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1417
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1505
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1780
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1510
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1253
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1720
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a12.11
Four corner code 3211.8
De Roo Code 373