映える

はえる

Also written 栄える

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to shine; to glow
2. to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

Kanji

• 映 project. Read as はえる.

Example sentences

• 夕空に映えて塔が美しく見える。
  The tower looks beautiful against the evening sky.

Common phrases

• 色が映える

Words containing 映える

• 照り映える (てりはえる) to shine

Word lists

• JLPT N1

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists