鋭い (Surudoi) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed, sharp (pain, tone, etc.), acute”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivesharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed
- i-adjectivesharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing; cutting (remark, criticism, etc.); stinging; biting
- i-adjectivekeen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute; sharp (eye, mind, etc.); astute; shrewd; discerning
Examples
彼は耳が鋭い。
He has sharp hearing.
嗅覚は鋭いです。
I have a good sense of smell.
彼は観察力が鋭い。
He has an acute sense of observation.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).