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be pointed
Stroke count: 6

Readings

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Kun readingとが.る、さき、するど.い
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. be pointed
    きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.tatoeba
    彼女の言い方は私の神経を尖らせる。Her manner of speaking gets on my nerves.tatoeba
  2. sharp
  3. taper
  4. displeased
  5. angry
  6. edgy
  7. sharp pointRtK
  1. to taper to a point
  2. to become pointed
  3. to become sharp
  4. to be on edge
  5. to be nervous

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Compound words

尖るとがる
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to be on edge; to be nervous
尖いするどい
sharp (knife, claws, etc.)
尖圭せんけい
pointed
尖端せんたん
pointed end
最尖端さいせんたん
cutting edge
尖がるとがる
to taper to a point
尖ったとがった
pointed
眉尖刀なぎなた
naginata
尖がったとがった
pointed
尖んがりとんがり
(sharp) point
尖んがるとがる
to taper to a point
尖んがったとがった
pointed
尖圭コンジローマせんけいコンジローマ
genital warts
尖圭コンジロームせんけいコンジローム
genital warts

Additional Examples

彼女の言い方は私の神経を尖らせる。
Her manner of speaking gets on my nerves.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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