Vocabulary

What does 鋭い (するどい, surudoi) mean?

鋭い (するどい, surudoi) means sharp, keen; perceptive.

Quick facts
Readingするどい
Romajisurudoi
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
するどい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsurudoi

sharp, keen; perceptive

  1. 1i-adjective sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed
  2. 2i-adjective sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing
  3. 3i-adjective keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute; sharp (eye, mind, etc.)

Example sentences

  • This knife is very sharp.

  • Her questions are always sharp.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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