Word Detail

The Japanese word 晴れます (pronounced はれます, *haremasu*) means "to be sunny," "to clear up," or "to become fine" in reference to the weather. It describes a state of the sky where there are no clouds or where the clouds have disappeared, and the sun is shining. The word refers to the sky becoming clear after rain, snow, or a cloudy period. It can also figuratively describe a person's mood becoming cheerful or bright. The verb expresses a natural change in the weather. The base form of the word is 晴れる (*hareru*), and 晴れます is its polite present tense form.

⚫︎今日は晴れます。 Translation: It will be sunny today. ⚫︎雨が降っていましたが、午後から晴れました。 Translation: It was raining, but it cleared up in the afternoon. ⚫︎気分が晴れ晴れました。 Translation: I felt refreshed/my mood brightened.

⚫︎晴れます is used primarily to describe the weather. ⚫︎It's typically used in situations where you're discussing the weather forecast, describing current weather conditions, or talking about how the weather has changed. ⚫︎It is a formal form, so it can be used in almost all situations. ⚫︎You can use it in response to the question like 今日の天気はどうですか (How's the weather today?). ⚫︎When you talk about the weather, you usually use the particle が (*ga*) or は (*wa*) before the subject. For instance: 今日は空が晴れます。 (The sky will be sunny today) or 今日は晴れです。 (It's sunny today.)

⚫︎The word is typically written in hiragana as はれます. ⚫︎The kanji is 晴れます. ⚫︎The verb stem 晴れ (*hare*) is followed by the polite suffix ます (*masu*), indicating the present tense and polite form. ⚫︎Variations in okurigana (suffix hiragana) are not applicable here; the okurigana is fixed.

There are no perfect synonyms in Japanese, but here are some related terms: ⚫︎良い天気 (*yoi tenki*) - Good weather. ⚫︎快晴 (*kaisei*) - Clear weather (more formal). ⚫︎晴天 (*seiten*) - Sunny sky (formal).

⚫︎曇ります (*kumorimasu*) - To become cloudy. ⚫︎雨が降ります (*ame ga furimasu*) - It rains. ⚫︎雪が降ります (*yuki ga furimasu*) - It snows.

明日は晴れ晴れの予報です。 ・Translation: The forecast for tomorrow is sunny. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 晴れ晴れ in its noun form, and it states the weather forecast for the next day. The particle の (*no*) connects the weather condition with the forecast.

旅行の日、晴れ晴れてくれるといいな。 ・Translation: I hope it's sunny on the day of the trip. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses a wish for sunny weather on a travel day, which uses the te-form of くれる (kureru), which means "to give" (for me), along with the particle と (*to*) and auxiliary verb いいな (*iina*) to express hope or wish.

The kanji 晴 (*hare*) means "to be sunny," "clear," or "fine weather." The verb 晴れる (*hareru*) derives from this kanji. The origin is related to the idea of removing or clearing away something, in this case, the clouds or darkness. The word doesn't have a distinct etymological origin beyond the basic meaning of clear or bright.