晴れ

はれ

clear (sunny) weather

Also:formal, cleared of suspicion

What does 晴れ mean?

晴れ is a Japanese noun meaning clear (sunny) weather in English. It can also be translated as formal, cleared of suspicion depending on context. It is written as 晴れ in kanji, はれ in hiragana, and hare in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その日は晴れだったので、私たちは泳ぎに行った。

It was a fine day, so we went swimming.