尖 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • セン
Kun (native)
  • とが(る)
  • さき
  • するど(い)
Other languages
  • 拼音jian1
  • 한글cheom
  • Hán-ViệtTiêm

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
尢(だいのまげあし)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+5C16

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱小大

Words using this kanji

  • 尖るとがる「とがる」を参照。 「とんがる」を参照。to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp, to be on edge
  • 尖りとんがり(sharp) point
  • 尖度せんどkurtosis
  • 尖部せんぶapex
  • 尖塔せんとう屋根の頂上が尖って高く突き出た建造物。spire, steeple, pinnacle, minaret
  • 尖兵せんぺいvanguard, advance-guard point, advance detachment, vanguard
  • 尖頭せんとう先が尖っていること。また、そのような先。pointed end, point, cusp, pointed head
  • 尖鼠とがりねずみ「とがりねずみ」の漢字表記。shrew (any rodent of family Soricidae, esp. those of genus Sorex)
  • 尖角せんかくapical angle, point angle
  • 尖みコスミkosumi, diagonal move
  • 尖むコスむto make a diagonal move
  • 尖形せんけいpointed, pointy, acuminate
  • 尖点せんてんcusp
  • 尖足せんそく足先が下側に伸びて真っ直ぐになったまま戻らなくなった状態。clubfoot, talipes equinovarus, foot drop
  • 尖りとがりpoint, tip, sharp end, peak
  • 尖ったとがったpointed, sharp, sharp (voice, words, etc.), harsh
  • 尖らすとがらすto sharpen (e.g. pencil), to pout (e.g. lips), to get nervous, to set one's nerves on edge
  • 尖頭器せんとうきprojectile point, point
  • 尖晶石せんしょうせきspinel
  • 尖閣土竜せんかくもぐらSenkaku mole (Mogera uchidai), Ryukyu mole

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-3
Four Corner
9043.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3n3.1
Heisig
2912
Nelson
1357