This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ゴ、コ、さ.える、こお.る、ひ.える
Romaji: go, ko, sa.eru, koo.ru, hi.eru
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Name Readings

Kana: さえ、さえる
Romaji: sae, saeru
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Meanings

be clear, serene, cold, skilful

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  15
Frequency:  2341
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-2-5
Korean Reading:  ho
Chinese Reading:  hu4
Unicode:  51b4
JIS:  3A63

Indexes

Halpern Index: 79
Nelson Index: 635
New Nelson Index: 417
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2b5.2
Four Corner Index: 3114.0
Japanese Names Index: 348
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1615
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0144
Remembering the kanji Index: 2134
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 56
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 60
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2261
Kodansha Kanji Index: 87

Words

冴え (さえ)
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
腕の冴え (うでのさえ)
dexterity; skill
冴え返る (さえかえる)
to be very clear; to be keenly cold; to be cold and clear
頭の冴え (あたまのさえ)
bright intelligence
冴え冴えした (さえざえした)
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
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
冴え冴えした顔 (さえざえしたかお)
cheerful look; fresh complexion
冴え渡る (さえわたる)
to get cold; to freeze over
目が冴える (めがさえる)
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
冴え行く (さえゆく)
to clear gradually; to get cold gradually
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