冴える

さえる

saeru

える

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える

saeru

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JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
  1. to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp

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

  3. to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful

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

  5. to be satisfying

  6. to become frigid; to become intensely cold

What does 冴える mean in English?

  1. to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp(v1, vi)
  2. to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake(v1, vi)
  3. to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful(v1, vi)
  4. to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute(v1, vi)
  5. to be satisfying(v1, vi)
  6. to become frigid; to become intensely cold(v1, vi)

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冴える (saeru)