N3Verb

⚙️Actions & States (generic)

清むすむ

sumu

to become clear or pure (variant spelling of 澄[す]む)

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Example sentence

雨が上がると空気が清む。

When the rain stops, the air becomes clear.

Kanji in 清む

pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty

Sentences with 清む

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
清潔	N3	せいけつ	せいけつclean
清掃	N2	せいそう	せいそうcleaning
清書	N2	せいしょ	せいしょclean copy
清い	N2	きよい	きよいclear, pure, noble
清純	N1	せいじゅん	せいじゅんpurity, innocence
清らか	N1	きよらか	きよらかclean, pure, chaste
清々しい	N1	すがすがしい	すがすがしいfresh, refreshing
清濁	N1	せいだく	せいだくgood and evil, purity and impurity

More Actions & States (generic) words

Word	Reading	Meaning
操作	そうさ	そうさoperation, management, processing
得る	える	えるto obtain / acquire (common reading in compounds; e.g. 知識[ちしき]を得る[える] = gain knowledge)
得る	うる	うるcan / be able to (more formal/literary; e.g. 起こり[おこり]得る[うる] = can happen)
異なる	ことなる	ことなるto differ, to vary
無視	むし	むしdisregard, ignore
働き	はたらき	はたらきwork, labor
修理	しゅうり	しゅうりrepairing, mending
考慮	こうりょ	こうりょconsideration, taking into account

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