# 鋭 — sharp

鋭 means “sharp”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: エイ (ei). Kun'yomi: するど(い) (surudoi). You'll see it in words such as 鋭い (surudoi, “sharp; pointed”).

- Meaning: sharp
- On'yomi: エイ (ei)
- Kun'yomi: するど(い) (surudoi)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Qualities 5

## How to remember 鋭

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 兌 exchange

## Words with 鋭

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鋭い | するどい (surudoi) | sharp; pointed |

## Don't confuse it with

[説](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/explain/) · [税](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tax/) · [鉛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lead-metal/) · [閲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peruse/)

## More in the “Qualities 5” set

[浅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shallow/) · [軟](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/soft/) · [珍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rare/) · [鋭](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sharp/) · [鈍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dull/) · [偉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/great/) · [匂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/smell/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sharp/. Last updated 2026-11-01.