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red sky

HSK 7 N1
xiá
カ、ゲ
かすみ、かす.む
Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 叚 represents the sound.
Components
rain+ fake =
red sky
Meaning component
rain
Phonetic component
jiǎ fake
false
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[xiá]
rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
Japanese
翳み かすみ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana haze (esp. in spring); mist
  2. usually kana dimness (of sight) (esp. 翳み,翳)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
かすえ
Kasue unclassified name
かすみ
Kasumi female given namesurname
かん
Kan surname
Ge unclassified name
しゃ
Sha given name
やすみ
Yasumi surname
Ka female given name