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“To be clear-headed” in Japanese

Short answer
冴える saeru さえる

To be clear-headed in Japanese is “冴える” (saeru). Full meaning: 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-headed” in Japanese

頭がさえる atamagasaeru to be clear-headed 頭のさえる atamanosaeru to be clear-headed, to be brainy 不可る saeru 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 さえる saeru 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 不可 sae 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 さえろ saero 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 不可ん saen 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 冴えれ saere 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 さえれ saere 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 冴えよ saeyo 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 不可よ saeyo 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

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