真澄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	澄
ま Grade: 3	すみ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
眞澄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology 1

Compound of 真(ま) (ma, “true”) + 澄(すみ) (sumi, “lucidity”), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 澄む (sumu, “to become clear or transparent”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ますみ [màsúmí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠sɨᵝmʲi]

Adjective

真(ま)澄(すみ) • (masumi) 

1. perfect clearness (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Derived terms

• 真(ま)澄(すみ)の鏡(かがみ) (masumi no kagami, “perfectly clear mirror”)
• 真(ま)澄(すみ)の空(そら) (masumi no sora, “perfectly clear and serene sky”)

Proper noun

真(ま)澄(すみ) • (Masumi) 

1. A place name
2. a unisex given name
3. a surname

Kanji in this term
真	澄
ま Grade: 3	すみ > ずみ Grade: S

Alternative spelling
眞澄 (kyūjitai)

真(ま)澄(ずみ) • (Mazumi) 

1. a unisex given name

Etymology 2

Various nanori readings.

Proper noun

Kanji in this term
真	澄
しん Grade: 3	ちょう Grade: S

Alternative spelling
眞澄 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
真	澄
まさ Grade: 3	すみ Grade: S

Alternative spelling
眞澄 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
真	澄
まさ Grade: 3	すみ > ずみ Grade: S

Alternative spelling
眞澄 (kyūjitai)

真(しん)澄(ちょう) or 真(まさ)澄(すみ) or 真(まさ)澄(ずみ) • (Shinchō or Masasumi or Masazumi) 

1. a unisex given name