noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Refers to the ordinary, everyday, or informal side of life, often contrasted with 晴れ (formal, special occasions). Most commonly encountered in the set phrase けと晴れ (the everyday and the special).
Antonyms: 晴れ
日本人の生活には、けと晴れの区別がある。
In Japanese life, there is a distinction between the mundane and the special.
彼はけの場でも礼儀正しい。
He is polite even in everyday situations.
褻 (け) is the mundane, everyday, or informal, while 晴れ (はれ) is the formal, special, or ceremonial. They are often paired as けと晴れ.
The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 褻 is conventionally associated with the meaning 'everyday' or 'mundane', and the reading け is native Japanese.