Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
1395 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent
Kunyomi: するど.い
Onyomi: エイ
Composition: 金 兌
Radical: 金
Reading: かねへん
Meaning: metal, gold
Strokes: 8
Reading: かねへん
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
鋭い(するどい) pointed, sharp, keen
鋭 (エイ) sharpness, sharp weapon, blade, fine soldier
鋭意 (エイイ) eagerly, earnestly, zealously, wholeheartedly, diligently, assiduously
精鋭 (セイエイ) elite, best, pick, cream of the crop
気鋭 (キエイ) spirited, energetic
鋭い (するどい) sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed, sharp (pain, tone, etc.), acute, stabbing, cutting (remark, criticism, etc.), stinging, biting, fierce (attack), pointed (question, look, etc.), piercing (gaze), shrill (sound), keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.), acute, sharp (eye, mind, etc.), astute, shrewd, discerning, penetrating (insight, question, etc.), perceptive