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映える (はえる): to shine, to look attractive, to look pretty — Japanese vocabulary

映える is read はえる and means "to shine, to look attractive, to look pretty". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

映える

Reading
はえる · haeru
Translation
to shine, to look attractive, to look pretty
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
はえるが

Example

夕空に映えて塔が美しく見える。

ゆうぞらにはえてとうがうつくしくみえる。

The tower looks beautiful against the evening sky.

Kanji in this word

  • 映 — reflect, project

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