鋭 — kanji meaning “pointed”
鋭
pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent
- Meanings
- pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent
- On'yomi
- エイ (ei)
- Kun'yomi
- するど.い
- Name readings
- とし
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1395 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- ruì
Words with 鋭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鋭い | するどい surudoi | sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed |
| 新鋭 | しんえい shin'ei | young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent |
| 鋭利 | えいり eiri | sharp; keen; acute |
| 精鋭 | せいえい seiei | elite; best; pick |
| 鋭角 | えいかく eikaku | acute angle |
| 鋭敏 | えいびん eibin | sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute |
| 気鋭 | きえい kiei | spirited; energetic |
| 先鋭 | せんえい sen'ei | radical; acute; sharp |
| 鋭意 | えいい eii | eagerly; earnestly; zealously |
| 鋭気 | えいき eiki | courage; ardour; high spirits |
| 最新鋭 | さいしんえい saishin'ei | state-of-the-art; cutting-edge |
| 鋭感 | えいかん eikan | sensitiveness; sensitivity; delicacy (e.g. of feeling) |
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