N3958/1669

鋭するどい

い adjectiveadjective (generic)

するどい

sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed
sharp (pain, tone, etc.), acute, stabbing, cutting (remark, criticism, etc.), stinging, biting, fierce (attack), pointed (question, look, etc.), piercing (gaze), shrill (sound)
keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.), acute, sharp (eye, mind, etc.), astute, shrewd, discerning, penetrating (insight, question, etc.), perceptive

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょの目めつきは鋭するどい。

Her gaze is piercing.

彼かれは鋭するどい質問しつもんをして、みんなを驚おどろかせた。

He surprised everyone by asking a pointed question.

この包丁ほうちょうは刃はが鋭するどくて、野菜やさいが切きりやすい。

This kitchen knife has a sharp blade, making it easy to cut vegetables.

彼女かのじょの鋭するどい洞察力どうさつりょくには、いつも驚おどろかされる。

I'm always amazed by her keen insight.

部長ぶちょうの批評ひひょうは鋭するどく、新入社員しんにゅうしゃいんは緊張きんちょうした。

The department head's criticism was cutting, and the new employees were nervous.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)