Illustration: On a clear morning after rain, a resident slides open the balcony door of a Japanese apartment and pauses to enjoy the fresh breeze. Their eyes close, shoulders relax, and face lifts slightly toward the moving air.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

さわやか

sawayaka

refreshing, fresh

Example sentences

  1. 運動うんどうした後あとでシャワーを浴あびると気分きぶんがさわやかになる。

    It is refreshing to take a shower after exercising.

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  2. 気分きぶんがさわやかだ。

    I feel refreshed.

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  3. 私わたしは目めが覚さめたらさわやかな気分きぶんになっていた。

    I awoke to find myself completely refreshed.

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