かすみ・霞・翳み・翳kasumi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounhaze (esp. in spring); mist
2. noundimness (of sight)esp. 翳み,翳

• Synonym霧きりNeutralFog that cuts visibility; said in all seasons and the everyday default. 「霞」 is the hazy distance of spring, with a poetic tinge.
• SynonymもやNeutralA thin haze lighter than fog; tends to be a meteorological term. 「霞」 evokes the poetic haze over distant spring scenery.
• Synonym煙霧えんむWrittenSmoke haze — murk from particles in the air, with a pollution nuance; written/formal. 「霞」 is natural scenery.
• Related陰りかげりNeutralDimming as light is blocked, or signs of decline, as in 「人気に陰りが見える」; not mist — 「霞」 is about blurred haziness.
• Related迷霧めいむWrittenDense fog, also a metaphor for a bewildering situation; written/formal. 「霞」 is a light, faint haze.
• Related蒸気霧じょうきぎりWrittenSteam fog when cold air passes over warm water; a meteorological term, rare in daily use — a different phenomenon from 「霞」.
• RelatedフォグNeutralLoanword for fog, also car fog lamps; often in compounds like 「フォグランプ」. For fog in everyday speech, use 「霧」.
• RelatedミストNeutralLoanword for fine droplets or light mist — sprays, facial lotions, natural mist; without the spring poetry of 「霞」.
• Related晴嵐せいらんWrittenMountain haze on a clear day, or the wind that blows then; literary, Sino-poetic flavor, rare today. 「霞」 is the ordinary word, not limited to mountains.

Use 「霞」 for the hazy distance of spring, as in 「春霞」 or 「霞がかかる」. For ordinary fog pick 「霧」, for thin haze 「靄」, for smoky, polluted murk 「煙霧」, and for a metaphorical decline 「陰り」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 「かすむ」こと、ものがぼやけてはっきりみえないこと。
2. （比喩ひゆ）記憶きおくなどがはっきりしなくなること。
3. 空気くうき中ちゅうの水滴すいてきや塵ごみなどで遠とおくのものがぼやけて見みえる現象げんしょう。（春はるの季語きご）
4. 朝焼あさやけ、夕焼ゆうやけ。
5. 酒さけの別称べっしょう。