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鋭い

するどい

Readings

するどい

Meanings

  1. 1.
    adj-isharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed
  2. 2.
    adj-isharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing; cutting (remark, criticism, etc.); stinging; biting; fierce (attack); pointed (question, look, etc.); piercing (gaze); shrill (sound)
  3. 3.
    adj-ikeen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute; sharp (eye, mind, etc.); astute; shrewd; discerning; penetrating (insight, question, etc.); perceptive

Kanji breakdown

鋭
N415 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

そのナイフは刃が鋭い。

The knife has a very sharp edge.

ここに鋭い痛みがあります。

I have a sharp pain here.

猟犬は鋭い嗅覚で獲物を追う。

Hounds hunt by their keen scent.

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sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

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