Vocab Info

N1 い-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. 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

    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.

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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 keen insight.

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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 collapsed after being hit with a sharp punch.

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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 worries, my sister started peeling an apple with a sharp knife.

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

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