澄 be clear

Meaning	be clear; lucidity; clear; clarify
On	チョウ
Kun	す.む、す.ます、-す.ます
Strokes	15
First met	N4 lesson 15, in 澄む

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
澄む	すむ	to become clear, transparent	N4
澄み渡る	すみわたる	to become crystal clear	N4
澄明	ちょうめい	lucid clarity, absolute transparency	N1
澄んだ身	すんだみ	clear, crystalline flesh	N1
清澄	せいちょう	crystalline optical clarity	N1
清澄度	せいちょうど	degree of optical clarity	N1
研ぎ澄ます	とぎすます	to sharpen to razor perfection, hone senses	N1
澄明度	ちょうめいど	level of optical clarity and luminance	N1
澄んだ味わい	すんだあじわい	crystalline, limpid flavor purity	N1

Examples

慌(あわ)てるな、所作(しょさ)を乱(みだ)すなと言(い)っているだろう！衣服(いふく)が汚(よご)れようとも手元(てもと)の集中(しゅうちゅう)を切(き)らすな。昆布(こんぶ)は沸騰(ふっとう)直前(ちょくぜん)の六(ろく)十(じゅう)五(ご)℃前後(ぜんご)で引(ひ)き揚(あ)げねばならん。湯(ゆ)加減(かげん)が温度(おんど)管理(かんり)の基準(きじゅん)からわずかでも逸脱(いつだつ)すれば、不溶性(ふようせい)のアルギン酸(さん)や粘(ねば)り、そして渋(しぶ)みが溶(と)け出(だ)し、濁度(だくど)が上(あ)がって出汁(だし)の澄明(ちょうめい)さが一瞬(いっしゅん)で破壊(はかい)されるぞ。

Don't panic, I keep telling you not to lose your composure! Whatever happens to your clothes, don't break your concentration on your hands. The kombu must come out at around 65 degrees, just before boiling. If the water temperature strays even slightly from the standard, insoluble alginic acid, slime and astringency will leach out, the turbidity will rise, and the dashi's clarity will be destroyed in an instant. (N1 lesson 155)