Jisho

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15 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1395 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
rui4
Korean:
ye, tae

Spanish

  • puntiagudo
  • afilado
  • borde
  • violento

Portuguese

  • apontar
  • afiar
  • fio
  • arma
  • violento
  • afiado

French

  • pointu
  • aigu
  • tranchant
  • arme
  • radical
  • violent
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