Question

冴 さ.える, こお.る, ひ.える be clear, serene, cold, skilful 1 2341 (none) "(Note that per Heisig, this doesn't mean 'able to cut'; it means mentally sharp, adept, or 'on your toes'!) During the Ice Age, cavemen had to be especially careful around the woolly mammoth, because they were more mentally sharp than they looked. If the cavemen weren't careful, they could end up impaled on the mammoths' tusks!" 2261

Accepted Answer

ゴ さえ, さえる 冴える(さえる): (1) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp (2) to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake (3) to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful (4) to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute (5) to be satisfying (6) to become frigid; to become intensely cold S+ 冫: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)牙: tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92) sharp A sharp tusk pointing out of the ice. Probably belongs to a mammoth.

Kanji	冴
Onyomi	ゴ
Kunyomi	さ.える, こお.る, ひ.える
Nanori	さえ, さえる
English	be clear, serene, cold, skilful
Examples	冴える(さえる): (1) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp (2) to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake (3) to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful (4) to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute (5) to be satisfying (6) to become frigid; to become intensely cold
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S+
Frequency	2341
Components	冫: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15) 牙: tusk; fang; tusk radical (no. 92)
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	sharp
Koohii Story 1	"(Note that per Heisig, this doesn't mean 'able to cut'; it means mentally sharp, adept, or 'on your toes'!) During the Ice Age, cavemen had to be especially careful around the woolly mammoth, because they were more mentally sharp than they looked. If the cavemen weren't careful, they could end up impaled on the mammoths' tusks!"
Koohii Story 2	A sharp tusk pointing out of the ice. Probably belongs to a mammoth.
RTK Index (new)	2261

Radical Sharp Ice Tusk Mentally Cavemen 冴 ゴ

Radical Sharp Ice Tusk Mentally Cavemen 冴ゴ