1.
to clear away, to dispel, to relieve
To get rid of negative feelings, suspicion, or gloom. Often used with abstract nouns like stress, doubt, or frustration.
ストレスを晴らす。
To relieve stress.
疑いを晴らしたい。
I want to clear away the suspicion.
運動をして日ごろの鬱憤を晴らした。
I exercised to vent my pent-up frustration.
晴らす is a transitive verb meaning to clear away or dispel something negative.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Pair: 晴れる (intransitive, to clear up — weather/mood)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ストレスを晴らす (relieve stress)
- 疑いを晴らす (clear suspicion)
- 鬱憤を晴らす (vent frustration)
- 恨みを晴らす (settle a grudge)