N21396/1725

尖とがる

irregular okuriganagodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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とがる

Meanings

to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp
to be on edge, to be nervous, to be irritable, to be touchy
to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.), to be harsh, to be angry, to look displeased, to look sour
to be provocative, to be radical, to be rebellious

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Example sentences

この鉛筆えんぴつの先さきがよく尖とがっている。

The tip of this pencil is nicely sharpened to a point.

彼かれは最近さいきんストレスで声こえが尖とがっていることが多おおい。

He often has a sharp edge to his voice lately due to stress.

そんなに尖とがらなくても、私わたしはあなたの敵てきじゃないよ。

You don't need to be so on edge — I'm not your enemy.

彼女かのじょの言葉ことばは尖とがっていて、その場ばにいた全員ぜんいんが凍こおりついた。

Her words were so sharp that everyone present froze.

若わかい頃ころは社会しゃかいに対たいして尖とがった考かんがえ方かたを持もっていたが、今いまは丸まるくなった。

When I was young, I had a rebellious and radical way of thinking toward society, but I've mellowed out now.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)