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How do you read 霞 in Japanese?
A pale veil over distant mountains.
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Read 霞 as the noun in 山に霞がかかる.
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Something that makes distant scenery look pale and blurred. Often found in descriptions of spring; it begins with ka.
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kanji with 雨 above a shape like the right of 仮
rain radical 17 strokes blurry mountains
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霞 has 17 strokes and the radical 雨 (rain). Radicals are dictionary classifications. The shape-based search phrases below provide other lookup clues.
霞17 strokes / radical: 雨 (rain)
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The answer is
かすみ
kasumi
霞
Understand the meaning
English translationHaze
Haze that makes distant scenery indistinct, caused by fine droplets or particles in the air.
See it in a sentence
春の山には淡い霞がかかっていた。A pale haze veiled the mountains in spring.
A way to remember
The noun is kasumi; the verb 霞む is kasumu. Following kana help distinguish them.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 霞
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Using 霞
霞がかかる and 山が霞む describe indistinct distant scenery. Picture the air between the observer and the landscape.
例：川向こうの山並みが、薄い霞の中に溶け込んでいた。
The mountains across the river blended into a thin haze.
Reading and meaning in context
霞 is the noun かすみ; 霞む is the verb かすむ. Read the attached kana to understand the word’s role in the sentence.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 霞
Explanation checked on 2026-10-23. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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