I Love Kanji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
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 小 (Kangxi radical 42). Components: 小・大.
Words using 尖
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.