expression, Ichidan verb

  1. to be wide-awake, to be wakeful, to be unable to sleep.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
目が冴える めがさえる
 
 
 
 
目がさえる めがさえる
 
 
 
眼が冴える めがさえる
 
 
 
 
眼がさえる めがさえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
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)