Moto 鋭: Pointed; Sharpness; EdgeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- エイ
- Kun'yomi
- するど(い)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 38 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (エイ)
- 新鋭しんえいyoung and energetic; up-and-coming
- 精鋭せいえいelite; best
- 気鋭きえいspirited; energetic
- 先鋭せんえいradical; acute
- 最新鋭さいしんえいstate-of-the-art; cutting-edge
- 鋭利えいりsharp; keen
- 鋭意えいいeagerly; earnestly
- 鋭敏えいびんsharp; keen
- 鋭角えいかくacute angle
- 先鋭化せんえいかradicalization; radicalisation
- 少壮気鋭しょうそうきえいyoung and energetic; up-and-coming
- 少数精鋭しょうすうせいえいelect (select) few
- 尖鋭せんえいradical; acute
- 年少気鋭ねんしょうきえいbeing young and spirited; being young and full of go
- 新進気鋭しんしんきえいyoung and energetic; up-and-coming
- 精鋭軍せいえいぐんelite force; elite troops
- 精鋭部隊せいえいぶたいelite unit; elite troop
- 鋭えいsharpness
- 鋭を挫くえいをくじくto break the brunt
- 鋭先形えいせんけいacuminate (i.e. sharp shape of leaf); apiculate
- 鋭兵えいへいpicked troops
- 鋭尖形えいせんけいacuminate (of the shape of a leaf tip)
- 鋭形えいけいacute (of the shape of a leaf tip)
- 鋭感えいかんsensitiveness; sensitivity
- 鋭才えいさいgenius; brilliance
- 鋭気えいきcourage; ardour
- 鋭角三角形えいかくさんかくけいacute triangle
- 鋭角的えいかくてきangular; angular-shaped
- 鋭鋒えいほうbrunt of attack or argument
- 鋭錐石えいすいせきanatase (TiO2); octahedrite
- 鋭頭えいとうacute (of the shape of a leaf); acuminate
- 鮮鋭せんえいsharp; clear
- 鮮鋭度せんえいどsharpness (e.g. of a photo); definition
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 鋭いするどいsharp (blade); pointed
- 神経が鋭いしんけいがするどいsensitive; thin-skinned
- 神経の鋭いしんけいのするどいsensitive; thin-skinned
Other readings
- 舌鋒鋭いぜっぽうするどいsharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting
- 鋭しとしsharp
Kanji that often appear with 鋭
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