| 1018 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1211 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4864 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1449 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 979 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2344 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1371 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1458 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1373 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1823 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1140 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 512 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40418P | Morohashi |
| 1730 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6279 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 500 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 539 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1811 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1395 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋭 【エイ】 sharpness, sharp weapon, blade, fine soldier
- 鋭意 【エイイ】 eagerly, earnestly, zealously, wholeheartedly, diligently, assiduously
- 精鋭 【セイエイ】 elite, best, pick, cream of the crop
- 気鋭 【キエイ】 spirited, energetic
Kun reading compounds
- 鋭い 【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
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- ye, tae
Spanish
- puntiagudo
- afilado
- borde
- violento
Portuguese
- apontar
- afiar
- fio
- arma
- violento
- afiado
French
- pointu
- aigu
- tranchant
- arme
- radical
- violent
| 2857 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 8811.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 92ed | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 切っ先 【キッサキ】 point (of a sword, etc.), pointed verbal attack
- 蜂起 【ホウキ】 uprising, revolt
- 鋭鋒 【エイホウ】 brunt of attack or argument
- 兵鋒 【ヘイホウ】 the point of a sword, the advance of an army
Kun reading compounds
- 切っ先 【きっさき】 point (of a sword, etc.), pointed verbal attack
- 矛 【ほこ】 long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike, weapon, arms, grip of a bow, parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
- 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
Readings
- Korean:
- bong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2339 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 40455 | Morohashi |
| 6275 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2790 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 8a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 8715.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 92d2 | Unicode hex code |