霞

Han character

霞 (radical 173, 雨+9, 17 strokes, cangjie input 一月口尸水 (MBRSE), four-corner 1024₇, composition ⿱⻗叚)

1. mist
2. rosy clouds
3. A given name

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 霞
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Pronunciation

Definitions

霞

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Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Etymology

⟨kasumi₁⟩ → /kasumi/

From Old Japanese.

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of 霞む (kasumu, “to be hazy”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かすみ [kàsúmí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠sɨᵝmʲi]

Alternative forms

• 霞み
• (blurry vision): 翳

Noun

霞 (hiragana かすみ, rōmaji kasumi)

1. mist, haze
   • 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki

     晨霞 音計以反, 可須美

   • 揺 (ゆ)らめく霞 (かすみ)

     yurameku kasumi

     The Shimmering Mist

   Antonym: 霧 (kiri)

2. blurry vision (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
3. the sunrise or sunset (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō

4. another name for 酒 (sake)
5. Short for 霞網 (kasumiami, “fowling net”).
6. Short for 霞割り (kasumiwari).

Proper noun

霞 (hiragana かすみ, rōmaji Kasumi)

1. a female given name.
2. a surname​.

References

• Takeuchi, Rizō (1962) Nara Ibun: Volume 3 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō Shuppan, →ISBN.

Hanja

霞 • (ha) (hangeul 하, revised ha, McCune–Reischauer ha, Yale ha)

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Han character

霞 (hà)

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