Word Meaning 冴えない

さえない saenai

冴えない is read as さえない (saenai) and means boring.

Meaning

English

  1. boring
  2. uninteresting
  3. unattractive
  4. unappealing
  5. dissatisfying
  6. disappointing
  7. lackluster
  8. inadequate

Reading

Kana

さえない

Romaji

saenai

Writing Variants

  • 冱えない さえない saenai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 140754 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

冴える

さえる

to be satisfying

冴え

さえ

skillfulness (skilfulness)

Example Sentences

5

さいきん、かれのかおいろがさえない。

Lately, he hasn't been looking well.

そのあいであはあまりさえないね。

That idea isn't very brilliant.

I'm not feeling very well.

Are you still not feeling well?

With his sleep-ridden brain, Tom thought desperately, but couldn't come up with any good ideas.