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冴える (さえる): to be clear, to be bright, to be skillful — Japanese vocabulary

冴える is read さえる and means "to be clear, to be bright, to be skillful". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

冴える

Reading
さえる · saeru
Translation
to be clear, to be bright, to be skillful
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
さえるが

Example

満月が空にさえている。

まんげつがそらにさえている。

A full moon is shining bright in the sky.

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