冴
冴 — Be clear
be clear, serene, cold, skilful
On’yomiゴ (go)
On’yomiコ (ko)
Kun’yomiさえる (saeru)
Kun’yomiこおる (kooru)
Kun’yomiひえる (hieru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 冴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冴える | さえる saeru | to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid |
| 冴え | さえ sae | clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness) |
Study notes
冴 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2341 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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