単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#5,525 most used

鋭い

するどい3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

sharp

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

A lion's teeth are sharp.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The knife is not sharp.

from Tatoeba · arihato

MEANINGS

1

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed

い-adjective

TANGOYA ASKS

2

sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing; cutting (remark, criticism, etc.); stinging; biting; fierce (attack); pointed (question, look, etc.); piercing (gaze); shrill (sound)

い-adjective

3

keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute; sharp (eye, mind, etc.); astute; shrewd; discerning; penetrating (insight, question, etc.); perceptive

い-adjective

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#5,525 most used

Written鋭い only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium