Kanji
N2 15 strokes Grade 8 freq #1395

pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

gold kane

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

young and energetic; up-and-coming
elite; best
spirited; energetic
sharp; keen
radical; acute
acute angle
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen
eagerly; earnestly
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed

Example sentences

He has sharp hearing.

He has an acute sense of observation.

A blind person's hearing is often very acute.