Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of かすむ – see the following entry.
霞む
[verb] 霞む: to grow hazy, be misty
[verb] 霞む, 翳む: to become blurry, especially when tears come out
[verb] 霞む: to get dim
[verb] 霞む: to be overshadowed
[verb] (archaic) to blur
[verb] (theater, archaic) in kabuki, for the 下座 (geza) musicians to play weakly and quietly
Alternative spelling
翳む
(This term, かすむ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as かすむ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かすむ.)