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冴える: to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

冴(さ)える

さえる

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp

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Reading: さえる
Romaji: saeru
Meaning: to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
Word type: ichidan verb

FuriganaEnglish

冬(ふゆ)になると、空気(くうき)が冴(さ)える。

When winter arrives, the air becomes crisp.

高解像度(こうかいぞうど)の画面(がめん)では、細部(さいぶ)の色彩(しきさい)が冴(さ)える。

On a high-resolution screen, the colors in the details appear vivid.

静寂(せいじゃく)の中(なか)では、笛(ふえ)の音(おと)が冴(さ)える。

In the silence, the flute’s sound rings with striking clarity.

月明(つきあ)かりの下(もと)で、雪原(せつげん)の白(しろ)さが冴(さ)える。

Under the moonlight, the whiteness of the snowfield appears vivid.