鋭
鋭

pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent

15 strokesFrequency 1,395JLPT N2Grade 8

On

エイ

Kun

するど.い

Nanori

とし

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Common Words

鋭いするどい～い Adj.Freq #1483
1

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed

Examples
そのナイフは刃が鋭い。
The knife has a very sharp edge.
2

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

Examples
ここに鋭い痛みがあります。
I have a sharp pain here.
3

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

Examples
猟犬は鋭い嗅覚で獲物を追う。
Hounds hunt by their keen scent.
精鋭せいえいNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #9922
1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

鋭利えいりNoun～な Adj.Freq #11522
1

sharp; keen; acute

Examples
鋭い舌は絶えず用いることによって、ますます鋭利になる片刃の道具である。
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
鋭敏えいびんNoun～な Adj.Freq #17285
1

sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sensitive

Examples
目が見えない人の聴力は鋭敏な場合が多い。
A blind person's hearing is often very acute.
2

sharp-witted; shrewd; clever; astute; acute

最新鋭さいしんえいNoun～の Adj.Freq #25708
1

state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

精鋭部隊せいえいぶたいNounFreq #29114
1

Military

elite unit; elite troop

少数精鋭しょうすうせいえいNoun四字熟語Freq #29961
1

elect (select) few

Examples
当社はアンケート入力、アンケート集計のお手伝いをする少数精鋭のベンチャーです。
Our company is a small but elect venture business that assists in entry and totalling of questionnaires.
鋭えいNounFreq #34644
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

sharpness

2

sharp weapon; blade

3

fine soldier

鋭角えいかくNounFreq #37022
1

acute angle

新進気鋭しんしんきえいNoun～の Adj.四字熟語Freq #40076
1

young and energetic; up-and-coming

Examples
彼が新進気鋭の学者と新聞で紹介された男かい。
Is he the man painted by the newspapers as an up-and-coming scholar?
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