鋭い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
するど
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
銳い (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「鋭い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 鋭く どく
るど

Terminal (終止形) 鋭い るど
Attributive (連体形) 鋭い るど
Key constructions
Informal negative 鋭くない どくない
るどくない

Informal past 鋭かった どかった
るどかった

Informal negative past 鋭くなかった どくなかった
るどくなかった

Formal 鋭いです るどいです
Conjunctive 鋭くて どくて
るどくて

Conditional 鋭ければ どければ
るどければ

Adjective

(するど) (surudoi-i (adverbial (するど) (surudoku))

  1. sharp (of a blade etc.)
    (するど)(ほう)(ちょう)
    surudoi hōchō
    a sharp kitchen knife
  2. pointed, penetrating (question etc.)
    (するど)攻撃(こうげき)
    surudoi kōgeki
    a fierce attack
  3. sharp, perceptive
    (するど)観察(かんさつ)
    surudoi kansatsu
    an astute observation

Inflection