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Inflections of 鋭い

Common N3
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    sharp (knife, claws, etc.);pointed
    The knife has a very sharp edge.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    sharp (pain, tone, etc.);acute;stabbing;cutting (remark, criticism, etc.);stinging;biting;fierce (attack);pointed (question, look, etc.);piercing (gaze);shrill (sound)
    I have a sharp pain here.
  3. 3
    English · JMdict
    keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.);acute;sharp (eye, mind, etc.);astute;shrewd;discerning;penetrating (insight, question, etc.);perceptive
    Hounds hunt by their keen scent.
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Sentences
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
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I am touched by the girl's acute sensitivity.
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I have a good sense of smell.
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I met a keen-eyed guy.
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He has sharp hearing.
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He has an acute sense of observation.
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His observation is sharp, but he says very little.
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