澄ます すます to clear N1 #15,025 Meanings also 清ます godan verb, transitive to clear; to make clear to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs to strain (one's ears); to listen carefully Its kanji 澄 チョウ · す.む、す.ます、-す.ます lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave