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Meaning of 冴える in Japanese
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冴える, 冱えるJLPT 1
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Kana Readingさえる
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Romajisaeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be satisfying
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to become frigid; to become intensely cold
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Examples of 冴える, 冱える, さえる in a sentence
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I feel smart today, to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.
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His speech had more and more power as it went along.
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A full moon is shining bright in the sky.
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She is a clear-headed.
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My brain doesn't seem to be working well today.
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The performance was low-keyed.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 冴える
- Plain Polite
- 冴えます
- Negative
- 冴えない
- Negative Polite
- 冴えません
Past
- Plain
- 冴えた
- Plain Polite
- 冴えました
- Negative
- 冴えなかった
- Negative Polite
- 冴えませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 冴えて
- Plain Polite
- 冴えまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 冴えられる
- Plain Polite
- 冴えられます
- Negative
- 冴えられない
- Negative Polite
- 冴えられません
Related Kanji
冴
JLPT 1
7 strokes
be clear, serene, cold, skilful
On'Yomi: ゴ, コ
Kun'Yomi: さ.える, こお.る, ひ.える
冱
6 strokes
freeze, be cold, be clear, attain skill
On'Yomi: ゴ, コ
Kun'Yomi: さ.える, こお.る, ひ.える