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
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto dispel; to clear away; to refresh (oneself)
    彼かれは父ちちの死しの恨うらみを晴はらした。↗
    He avenged his father's death.
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto accomplish a goal
  3. 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
transitive晴らすはらす⇄intransitive晴れるはれる
空そらが晴はれる
疑うたがいを晴はらす
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.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 不快ふかいな気持きもちなどを取り除とりのぞき晴れ晴はればれとした心境しんきょうにする。
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