さえろ (サエロ)
Saero · さえろ — 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
Other ways to say “to be clear” in Japanese →
さえろ in rōmaji: saero.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
さえろ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
冴える
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| 読み (Reading) |
サエロ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
命令形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
さえろ
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| 読み・基本形 |
サエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
さえる
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| 見出し語の読み |
サエル
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Used in casual conversation to describe something being clear, vivid, or sharp, or someone being alert and perky. Often appears in the negative form 冴えない to mean 'dull' or 'unimpressive'.
朝は頭がさえろ。
Asa wa atama ga saero.
My head is clear in the morning.
このカメラ、色がさえろ。
Kono kamera, iro ga saero.
This camera's colors are vivid.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 冴えない (saenai), which is the negative form meaning 'dull' or 'gloomy'.
さえろ means “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” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
冴えます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
冴えて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
冴えた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
冴えない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
冴えましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
冴えられる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
冴えられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
冴えさせる
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