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Kanji Detail for 鋭 - "sharp"

鋭

  • Meaning

    鋭 means "sharp." Also associated with quick, clever.

    1. Sharp - Pointed at the tip.

    2. Quick - Moving swiftly.

    3. Clever - Intelligent; bright.

    4. Sharp weapons - Also, strong armies.

  • Words using 鋭

    • 新鋭 しんえい Listen young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent
    • 鋭い するどい Listen sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.)
    • 精鋭 せいえい Listen elite; best; pick
    • 気鋭 きえい Listen spirited; energetic
    • 最新鋭 さいしんえい Listen state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

  • Four-character idioms with 鋭

    • 少壮気鋭 しょうそうきえい Listen young and energetic; up-and-coming
    • 少数精鋭 しょうすうせいえい Listen elect (select) few
    • 新進気鋭 しんしんきえい Listen young and energetic; up-and-coming

  • Tattoo check: 鋭

    • Verified meaning: sharp
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えい, さとき, さとし, とし)
    • Also carries these associations: quick, clever

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 鋭

    Given names 鋭(えい)Listen 鋭(さとき)Listen 鋭(さとし)Listen 鋭(とし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pointed; sharpness; edge; weapon; sharp; violent

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sharp

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 銳|锐

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ei(エイ) エイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    surudo.i(するど-い) するど-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    sharp quick clever keen pointed acute astute bright cutting incisive penetrating perceptive precise shrewd smart intelligent honed focused resourceful ingenious abrupt steep sheer swift

Sentences including 鋭

  • Birds have sharp eyes.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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