Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

鋭: pointed, sharpness

Also: edge, weapon, sharp, violent

JLPT N215 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

金 carries the meaning · 兌 gives the sound

15 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

エイei · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 鋭角えいかくacute angle
  • 新鋭しんえいnew & powerful, fresh
  • 精鋭せいえいelite, picked, best
  • 鋭利なえいりなsharp
  • 鋭敏なえいびんなsharp, keen
  • 先鋭なせんえいなradical

するどいsurudoi · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 鋭いするどいpointed, sharp, keen

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“Dig deep for treasure! This radical represents the metals that form the backbone of our technology and the "gold" that has served as a global standard of value for centuries.”
More in the 金 metal story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
金

Also built on metal (金)

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兌

Also built on 兌

The 兌 family reads エツ (etsu); 鋭 is read エイ.

Also read エイ

11 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
鋭 pointed · 兌
vs銘 inscription · 名
鋭 has 兌 where 銘 has 名.
In ChineseSimplified 锐 · traditional 銳 · ruì

Three different forms: Japanese 鋭, simplified 锐, traditional 銳.

Simplified
锐 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
銳 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin ruì most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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