澄む

すむ · sumu · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to clear

💧 sumu sounds like smooth: muddy water settles smooth and clear

The kanji 澄 has the water radical 氵 on the left. When mud sinks out of water, it turns clear. It also sounds like 住む (to live), but 澄む always has water in it.

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