冴える
Meanings
Ichidan 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 (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)
Other spellings
さえる
Kanji used
Pitch accent
さえる
Examples4
昨日
I feel smart today, to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good rest I had yesterday.
満月
A full moon is shining bright in the sky.
彼女
She is a clear-headed.
話
His speech had more and more power as it went along.