澄 lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave 15 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1722 in newspapers Readings Onチョウ Kunす.む、す.ます、-す.ます In Chinese 澄 Words written with it 澄む すむ to become clear (water, air, etc.) N2 澄ます すます to clear N1 清澄 せいちょう clear 研ぎ澄ます とぎすます to sharpen 澄み切る すみきる to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.) 澄み切った すみきった perfectly clear