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鋭 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「金」

道
4Junior high level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「金」
On
エイえい · ei
Kun
するど.いsurudo.i
Meaning
sharp; keen

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

金 "metal" with 兌: a blade coming to a point — sharp, keen.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onエイえいei鋭利えいり鋭敏えいびん精鋭せいえい
Kunするどいsurudoi鋭いするどい鋭さするどさ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鋭利えいり

    sharp

  • 精鋭せいえい

    elite; the best

More words with this kanji

  • 鋭敏えいびん
  • 尖鋭せんえい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

鋭(するど)い刃物(はもの)は気(き)をつけて使(つか)う。

Use sharp blades with care.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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