晴れる・霽れる|はれるhareru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N5approx.Common
Which spelling to use
晴れる晴れる is the most common and standard written form and the usual choice for learners; it is written with kanji and kana.
霽れる霽れる is a rarely used written variant, also combining kanji and kana; you will seldom encounter it.
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining
    明日あすは晴はれるだろう。↗
    It will be fine tomorrow.
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto refresh (e.g. spirits)
    彼かれの憂ゆううつは彼女かのじょがキスをすると晴はれた。↗
    His depression came to an end when she kissed him.
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion)
    Tom's acknowledgement that he stole the ring cleared the maid of suspicion.
  4. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be dispelled; to be banished
Conjugation
Dictionary form晴れる(はれる)
Polite (masu)晴れます(はれます)
Negative (nai)晴れない(はれない)
polite (masen)晴れません(はれません)
classical zu / nu晴れず・晴れぬ(はれず・はれぬ)
Past (ta)晴れた(はれた)
polite (mashita)晴れました(はれました)
Past negative (nakatta)晴れなかった(はれなかった)
polite (masen deshita)晴れませんでした(はれませんでした)
Te form晴れて(はれて)
Potential晴れられる(はれられる)
Passive晴れられる(はれられる)
Causative晴れさせる(はれさせる)
Causative passive晴れさせられる(はれさせられる)
Conditional (ba)晴れれば(はれれば)
tara晴れたら(はれたら)
Volitional晴れよう(はれよう)
polite (mashou)晴れましょう(はれましょう)
Imperative晴れろ(はれろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive晴れるはれる⇄transitive晴らすはらす
空そらが晴はれる
晴れる describes a spontaneous change where something like the sky becomes clear, while 晴らす expresses an agent actively dispelling something abstract such as 疑い.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 太陽たいようが出でている、雲くもの少すくない良よい天気てんきになる。
  2. 悩なやみごとの無ない、よい気分きぶんになる。
  3. 悪わるい疑うたがいが無なくなる。
  4. (「はれて」の形かたちで)堂々どうどうと、遠慮えんりょなく、公式こうしきに。
Kanji in this word
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