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鋭

pointed
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingエイ
Kun readingするど.い
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. pointedRtK
  2. sharp
    彼は観察力が鋭い。He has an acute sense of observation.tatoeba
  3. keen
    彼は耳が鋭い。He has sharp hearing.tatoeba
    彼は観察が鋭いがとても無口だ。His observations are sharp, but he doesn't say much.tatoeba
  4. acute
  1. sharp (knife, claws, etc.)
  2. sharp (pain, tone, etc.)
  3. stabbing

Popular Usage

鋭い

Radicals and components

Radical金gold釒variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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metal (金) · gold (金) · devil · horns · elder brother · teenager · mouth (口) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 539

Compound words

鋭いするどい
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing
鋭角えいかく
acute angle
鋭敏えいびん
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sensitive; sharp-witted
鋭利えいり
sharp; keen; acute
新鋭しんえい
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
精鋭せいえい
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
気鋭きえい
spirited; energetic
最新鋭さいしんえい
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
鋭意えいい
eagerly
鋭感えいかん
sensitiveness
鋭気えいき
courage
鋭鋒えいほう
brunt of attack or argument
鋭を挫くえいをくじく
to break the brunt
少壮気鋭しょうそうきえい
young and energetic

Additional Examples

彼は鋭い痛みを意識していた。
He was aware of a sharp pain.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鋭

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