尖る

Meanings

1. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp

2. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to be on edge; to be nervous; to be irritable; to be touchy

3. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh; to be angry; to look displeased; to look sour

4. Godan verb · Intransitive

   to be provocative; to be radical; to be rebellious

In Spanish

1. ponerse de punta

Kanji in this word

• 尖

Example sentences

• 彼かれはとがった声こえを出だした。

  He cried in an angry voice.

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• この棒ぼうは先さきがとがっている。

  This pole is sharp at the end.

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