単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#8,218 most used

冴える

さえる2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to be clear-headed

ITS KANJI

冴be clearread さ here1 word ›

IN A SENTENCE

I feel more alert after drinking a cup of coffee.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

It's already 3 a.m., but I'm wide awake and couldn't fall asleep if I tried.

from Tatoeba · fouafouadougou

MEANINGS

2

to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp

ichidan verb · intransitive

3

to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful

ichidan verb · intransitive

4

to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute

ichidan verb · intransitive

5

to be satisfying

ichidan verb · intransitive

6

to become frigid; to become intensely cold

ichidan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#8,218 most used

Written冴える only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium