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N1 い-adjective

(するど)sharp (blade), pointed, sharp (pain), stabbing, cutting (remark), stinging, pointed (question or look), screeching (noise), perceptive, keen, quick (mind), astute, shrewd, discerning, nimble, agile, quick

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    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed

      2. 2.

        sharp (pain, tone, etc.), acute, stabbing, cutting (remark, criticism, etc.), stinging, biting, fierce (attack), pointed (question, look, etc.), piercing (gaze), shrill (sound)

      3. 3.

        keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.), acute, sharp (eye, mind, etc.), astute, shrewd, discerning, penetrating (insight, question, etc.), perceptive

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    鋭い 【するどい】

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      (いぬ)嗅覚(きゅうかく)人間(にんげん)嗅覚(きゅうかく)よりも(するど)

      A dog’s sense of smell is sharper than a human’s.

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      ベテラン刑事(けいじ)(するど)洞察(どうさつ)(りょく)()っています。

      The veteran detective has keen insight.

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      (するど)パンチをかまされたボクシング選手(せんしゅ)(たお)れてしまった。

      The boxer, struck by a pointed punch, collapsed to the ground.

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      (はは)心配(しんぱい)をよそに、(いもうと)(するど)ナイフでリンゴの(かわ)()(はじ)めました。

      Ignoring our mother’s worries, my sister started peeling an apple with a sharp knife.

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      普通(ふつう)(ひと)よりも(かん)(するど)(つま)は、(ぼく)(うそ)には(ひと)つたりとも(だま)されたりしない。

      My wife, who has a sharp intuition, never falls for any of my lies.

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