Word Meaning 目が冴える

めがさえる me ga saeru

目が冴える is read as めがさえる (me ga saeru) and means to be wide-awake.

Meaning

English

to be wide-awake
to be wakeful
to be unable to sleep

Reading

Kana

めがさえる

Romaji

me ga saeru

Writing Variants

目がさえる めがさえる megasaeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 142290 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

目を見張る

めをみはる

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.)

目覚める

めざめる

to come to one's senses

目が覚める

めがさめる

to awaken (to the truth, etc.)

目標

もくひょう

mark

目撃

もくげき

witnessing

目盛り

めもり

gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)

目隠し

めかくし

concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

目障り

めざわり

eyesore

目張り

めばり

putting on eyeliner (in theatre)

目結

めゆい

heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center

目的論的証明

もくてきろんてきしょうめい

teleological argument

目的節

もくてきせつ

object clause