晴らす・霽らす|はらすharasu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
晴らす晴らす(はらす) is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners when producing the word in writing.
霽らす霽らす(はらす) is a less common written variant of 晴らす(はらす); recognize it if encountered, but do not choose it as a beginner.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself)
- godan verb, transitive verbto accomplish a goal
- godan verb, transitive verbto make it sunny; to make clouds disappear
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 晴らす(はらす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 晴らします(はらします) |
| Negative (nai) | 晴らさない(はらさない) |
| polite (masen) | 晴らしません(はらしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 晴らさず・晴らさぬ(はらさず・はらさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 晴らした(はらした) |
| polite (mashita) | 晴らしました(はらしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 晴らさなかった(はらさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 晴らしませんでした(はらしませんでした) |
| Te form | 晴らして(はらして) |
| Potential | 晴らせる(はらせる) |
| Passive | 晴らされる(はらされる) |
| Causative | 晴らさせる(はらさせる) |
| Causative passive | 晴らさせられる(はらさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 晴らせば(はらせば) |
| tara | 晴らしたら(はらしたら) |
| Volitional | 晴らそう(はらそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 晴らしましょう(はらしましょう) |
| Imperative | 晴らせ(はらせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
空が晴れる
疑いを晴らす
晴れる focuses on the event or resulting state, as in 空が晴れる; 晴らす foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 疑いを晴らす.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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