鋭い

Meaning

1. adj-i
   sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed
2. adj-i
   sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing; cutting (remark, criticism, etc.); stinging; biting; fierce (attack); pointed (question, look, etc.); piercing (gaze); shrill (sound)
3. adj-i
   keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute; sharp (eye, mind, etc.); astute; shrewd; discerning; penetrating (insight, question, etc.); perceptive

Example sentences

• 返事を待つアリスに向けられたのは突然の咆哮。それは耳を貫かんばかりに鋭く、天に届かんばかりに大きく響くものでした。

  What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.

• 少女の鋭い感性に触れている。

  I am touched by the girl's acute sensitivity.

• 嗅覚は鋭いです。

  I have a good sense of smell.