EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 47
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to clear; to make clear

    あの社長秘書はいつも澄ましている。
    That president's secretary is always prim.
  2. to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference

  3. to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs

  4. to strain (one's ears); to listen carefully

    see 耳を澄ますsee みみをすます

Also written 清ます【すます】

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Characters in this word

1
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave

Kun
す.むす.ます-す.ます
On
チョウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1722 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Used in names as

きよすすすみ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3a12.11The Kanji Dictionary
3211.8Four corner code
373deroo
6f84Unicode hex code
1-32-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2699Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3333New Nelson (John Haig)
740New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
915Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
517Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
674Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1704Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1839Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1637A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2276Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1455Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18315Morohashi
1597A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1334Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1417Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1505Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1780Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1510Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1253Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1720Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2, deng4Pinyin reading
jingKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level