冴

7 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

be clear, serene, cold, skilful

Kun'yomi
  • さえる
    		to be clear (of a sight, sound, color, etc.) ②to be clear-headed ③to look upbeat ④to master (a skill)
  • こおる
  • ひえる
On'yomi
  • ゴ
  • コ
Nanori
  • さえ
    		clearness ②skillfulness (skilfulness)
  • さえる

Main Radical

冫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さえる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

be clear, serene, cold
さ.える　ゴ　こお.る (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
tusk, fang, tusk radical (no. 92)
きば　ガ　ゲ (11th)

Common Words

さ
冴
　
え
　
る
to be clear (of a sight, sound, color, etc.) ②to be clear-headed ③to look upbeat ④to master (a skill)
さ
冴
　
え
わた
渡
　
る
to be clear ②to be skillful ③to be well-executed ④to get cold
さ
冴
　
え
clearness ②skillfulness (skilfulness)
さ
冴
　
え
ざ
冴
　
え
clearly
さ
冴
　
え
かがや
輝
　
く
to shine clearly
さ
冴
　
え
ゆ
行
　
く
to clear gradually
さ
冴
　
え
ざ
冴
　
え
　
し
　
た
cheerful (look)
さ
冴
　
え
ざ
冴
　
え
　
と
　
し
　
た
cheerful (look)
さ
冴
　
え
かえ
返
　
る
to be very clear ②to be keenly cold
あたま
頭
　
の
さ
冴
　
え
bright intelligence
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References

Unicode hex code 51B4
JIS X 0208 1-26-67
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 635
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 417
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 79
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 87
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 56
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 60
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2134
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2261
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 348
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1615
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2023
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2b5.2
Four corner code 3114.0