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するどい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed
2. sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing; cutting (remark, criticism, etc.); stinging; biting; fierce (attack); pointed (question, look, etc.); piercing (gaze); shrill (sound)
3. keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute; sharp (eye, mind, etc.); astute; shrewd; discerning; penetrating (insight, question, etc.); perceptive
Alt. forms
鋭するどい
95%
するどい
3%
尖するどい
1%
Pitch accent
す
るど
い
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Used in: 486
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
sensitive; thin-skinned
sensitive; thin-skinned
Examples (15 in total)
You're sharp.
The knife is not sharp.
Thank you for the incisive analysis.
Dogs have a keen sense of smell.
Tom is really sharp, isn't he?
You have a keen sense of direction.
I have a sharp pain here.
Birds have sharp eyes.
A dog has a sharp sense of smell.
A dog has an acute sense of smell.
This dog has a keen sense of smell.
This knife has a fine edge and cuts well.
All of a sudden, we heard the sharp cry of a cat.
The reviewer is sharply critical of the novel.
His sharp eyes never missed a mistake.