冴える、冱える
さえる
saeru
JMdict entry #1297050
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute
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Ichidan verbintransitive verb
to be satisfying
see: 冴えない・2
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb to become frigid; to become intensely cold
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
今日は頭がさえません。
kyou ha atama ga sae mase n 。
My brain doesn't seem to be working well today.
コーヒーを一杯飲むと頭が冴える。
koohii wo ippai nomu to atama ga saeru 。
I feel more alert after drinking a cup of coffee.
昨日ゆっくり休んだ分、今日は頭が冴えている。
kinou yukkuri yasun da bun 、 kyou ha atama ga sae te iru 。
I feel smart today, to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.
話が進むにつれ彼の弁舌はますますさえた。
hanashi ga susumu ni tsure kare no benzetsu ha masumasu sae ta 。
His speech had more and more power as it went along.
満月が空にさえている。
mangetsu ga sora ni sae te iru 。
A full moon is shining bright in the sky.
彼女は頭のさえた人だ。
kanojo ha atama no sae ta hito da 。
She is a clear-headed.