Onyomi: エイ · Kunyomi: するど.い · Meanings: edge, pointed, sharp, sharpness, violent, weapon
Kanji for edge, pointed, sharp, sharpness, violent
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鋭 is formed from the metal radical 金 (written as 釒) on the left and the character 兑 on the right. 金 represents metal, while 兑 carries the idea of openness or pointed exchange. Together, they show metal that is finely shaped and pointed. From this structure, 鋭 came to mean sharp, pointed, or keen.
鋭 shows sharp metal, meaning sharp or keen.
Think of metal (金) being shaped until it becomes pointed and keen (兑). When metal becomes finely pointed and sharp, it is 鋭.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鋭 | えい | sharpness | Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 鋭い | するどい | sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed | common JLPT-N3 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 鋭利 | えいり | sharp, keen, acute | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 鋭敏 | えいびん | sharp (eyes, ears, etc.), keen, acute, sensitive | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 鋭角 | えいかく | acute angle | Noun |
| 英才 | えいさい | genius, brilliance, unusual talent | Noun |
| 鋭意 | えいい | eagerly, earnestly, zealously, wholeheartedly, diligently, assiduously | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 鋭錐石 | えいすいせき | anatase (TiO2), octahedrite | Noun |
| 鋭尖形 | えいせんけい | acuminate (of the shape of a leaf tip) | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 鋭感 | えいかん | sensitiveness, sensitivity, delicacy (e.g. of feeling) | Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |