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Keyword
sharp
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig539
Readings
えい
(25%)
Composed of
金
gold
兑
evil brother
Mnemonic

Your evil brother is guarding the gold with a sharp blade. If you try to take the gold away from him you'll get cut!

Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
sharp; keen; acute
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Examples (45 in total)
As expected, everyone has keen senses.
Cats' claws are very sharp.
Its fangs grew long and sharp.
If you strike two pieces of metal sharply against each other, this is the kind of sound you would hear.
The reply was short but sharp.
A light, sharp, small explosion occurred.
I grimace at the sharp light.
A sharp pain shot through my left arm.
He is expressionless, and his gaze is sharp.
He glared at me with sharp eyes.
However, those two young men were too sharp in their intuition.
The king has sharp intuition.
She cast a sharp glance at the messenger.
A sharp sound rang out.
The old man, having perceived the movement, shouted sharply.
Her eyes are sharp and cold.
It's a sharp blade!
A sharp voice with conviction cut into the scene.
The hawk sank its sharp talons into its prey.
It was a sharpness that did not seem like it came from a sick person.
A sharp hit went through into center field.
He has a sharp bat swing.
It is not about appearance, but rather about the sharpness of that sensitivity.
However, a sharp voice of rebuke rings out there.
And she was casting a subtly sharp gaze into the room.
You're sharp.
I have a sharp pain here.
He was aware of a sharp pain.
Birds have sharp eyes.
The knife is not sharp.
The knife we used to cut the bread with was sharp.
This knife has a fine edge and cuts well.
Thank you for the incisive analysis.
All of a sudden, we heard the sharp cry of a cat.
All at once, I heard a shrill cry.
A dog has a sharp sense of smell.
All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.
Dogs have a keen sense of smell.
His sharp eyes never missed a mistake.
Tom is really sharp, isn't he?
A dog has an acute sense of smell.
Are there any liquids or sharp objects in your luggage?
You have a keen sense of direction.
The reviewer is sharply critical of the novel.
This dog has a keen sense of smell.