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Kanji Detail for 尖 - "sharp, tip"
尖
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Meaning
尖 means "sharp, tip."
Sharp - Pointed; having a keen edge.
Pointed - Tapering to a fine tip.
Tip - The end; the apex; the peak.
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Tattoo check: 尖
- Verified meaning: sharp, tip
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read とがり)
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.
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Name readings of 尖
Surnames 尖(とがり)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
be pointed; sharp; taper; displeased; angry; edgy
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
sharp, pointed, acute, keen
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Sharp at the tip. All things sharp at the tip, their ends are called 尖. Such as 峰尖 (peak tip), 筆尖 (pen tip). Sharp thoughts, speech, or voice are also called 尖. Such as 尖巧, 尖刻, 尖利. | Colloquially, the best of things is also called 尖. Such as 提尖, 頂尖. | A place for rest and refreshment during travel. Colloquially called 打尖.
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Strokes
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Sentences including 尖
A church spire could be seen in the distance.
Her manner of speaking gets on my nerves.
He whittled the stick to a sharp point with his hunting knife.
She pouted when she was told to wash the dishes.
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.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
がさがさに割られて尖り切った氷の破片が、嚢の中で落ちつく間、私は父の禿げ上った額の外でそれを柔らかに抑えていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それでいて私の神経は、今いったごとくに鋭く尖ってしまったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
それでいて私の神経は、今いったごとくに鋭く尖ってしまったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha