尖 — kanji meaning “be pointed”
尖
be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy
- Meanings
- be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy
- On'yomi
- セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi
- とが.る、さき、するど.い
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #2133 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 42
- Chinese reading
- jiān — Chinese character page
Words with 尖
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尖る | とがる togaru | to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp |
| 尖り | とんがり tongari | (sharp) point |
| 尖り | とがり togari | point; tip; sharp end |
| 尖塔 | せんとう sentou | spire; steeple; pinnacle |
| 尖兵 | せんぺい senpei | vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment |
| 尖った | とがった togatta | pointed; sharp |
| 尖度 | せんど sendo | kurtosis |
| 尖部 | せんぶ senbu | apex |
| 肺尖 | はいせん haisen | pulmonary apex; apex of a lung |
| 尖頭 | せんとう sentou | pointed end; point; cusp |
| 火山岩尖 | かざんがんせん kazangansen | volcanic spine |
| 方尖柱 | ほうせんちゅう housenchuu | obelisk |
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