Kanji · first appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary
尖

尖 – be pointed, sharp, taper

6 strokesJinmeiyō (names)#2133 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 尖 means be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セン (sen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is とが.る、さき、するど.い (togaru, saki, surudoi). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 小 (no. 42).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiセンsen
Kun’yomiとが.るtogaru
Kun’yomiさきsaki
Kun’yomiするど.いsurudoi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 42). Components: 小・大.

Words using 尖

Kanji with the same radical

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