鋭
鋭 — Pointed
pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent
On’yomiエイ (ei)
Kun’yomiするどい (surudoi)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鋭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新鋭 | しんえい shinei | young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent |
| 鋭い | するどい surudoi | sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.) |
| 精鋭 | せいえい seiei | elite; best; pick |
| 気鋭 | きえい kiei | spirited; energetic |
| 最新鋭 | さいしんえい saishinei | state-of-the-art; cutting-edge |
| 鋭利 | えいり eiri | sharp; keen; acute |
Study notes
鋭 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1395 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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