Word · 単語
冴える
Reading さえる
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.)
- 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 — often as 冴えない
- 4 to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
- 5 to be satisfying — often as 冴えない
- 6 to become frigid, to become intensely cold — original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned
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例文 · examples
満月が空にさえている。
A full moon is shining bright in the sky.
sense 1 · to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.)
彼女は頭のさえた人だ。
She is a clear-headed.
sense 2 · to be clear-headed
話が進むにつれ彼の弁舌はますますさえた。
His speech had more and more power as it went along.
昨日ゆっくり休んだ分、今日は頭が冴えている。
I feel smart today, to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.
sense 2 · to be clear-headed