冴える （さえる） to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp, to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake, to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful, to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute, to be satisfying, to become frigid, to become intensely cold
Kanji
Stroke count: 6
Meaning: freeze, be cold, be clear, attain skill
Kunyomi: さ.える こお.る ひ.える
Onyomi: ゴ コ
Composition: 冫 互
冱
Radical
Radical: 冫
Meaning: ice
冫
Examples
Kunyomi Examples
冴える （さえる） to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp, to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake, to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful, to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute, to be satisfying, to become frigid, to become intensely cold