Vocab Info

N1 I-adjective

鋭(するど)い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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. I-adjective

      1.

      sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed

    2. I-adjective

      2.

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

    3. I-adjective

      3.

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

    All Forms

    鋭い 【するどい】

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    Examples

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      犬(いぬ)の嗅覚(きゅうかく)は人間(にんげん)の嗅覚(きゅうかく)よりも鋭(するど)い。

      A dog's sense of smell is sharper than a human's. {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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      ベテラン刑事(けいじ)は鋭(するど)い洞察(どうさつ)力(りょく)を持(も)っています。

      The veteran detective has a keen insight. {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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      鋭(するど)いパンチをかまされたボクシング選手(せんしゅ)が倒(たお)れてしまった。

      The boxer who was hit with a sharp punch ended up falling down. {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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      母(はは)の心配(しんぱい)をよそに、妹(いもうと)は鋭(するど)いナイフでリンゴの皮(かわ)を剥(む)き始(はじ)めました。

      Ignoring our mother's worry, my sister began peeling the apple with a sharp knife. {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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      普通(ふつう)の人(ひと)よりも勘(かん)が鋭(するど)い妻(つま)は、僕(ぼく)の嘘(うそ)には一(ひと)つたりとも騙(だま)されたりしない。

      My wife, who is more perceptive than the average person, is never tricked by any of my lies. {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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