No. 1,852 in Japanese
晴れ
Sunny or clear weather.
In a sentence
今日は晴れです。
Today is sunny.
In this sentence, '晴れ' is used as a noun to describe the weather being sunny or clear skies.
空が晴れてきた。
The sky has cleared up.
Here, '晴れる' is used as a verb meaning 'to become clear' or 'to clear up' regarding the sky or weather.
晴れの日には公園に行きます。
On sunny days, I go to the park.
This sentence uses '晴れの日' to refer to 'sunny days,' explicitly combining '晴れ' with '日' to specify days with clear weather.
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