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尖 means 'sharpen'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 1886   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-2    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 28 words   Used in 62 words   Used in 26 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
On
   セン
Kun
   とがらす to sharpen   とがった sharp
Additional readings
Kun    とがる   さき   するどい
Components
⿱  小 small  大 big  
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See also
削 sharpen  
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Most useful words by reading
尖 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 尖 is used 47 times, read 4 ways.
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セン : 28 words FIND ALL
noun
kurtosis  (mathematics)
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さき : 1 word FIND ALL
き っ さ き 0
Most common form: 鋒
noun
1. point (of a sword, etc.)
2. pointed verbal attack
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とがる (read as とがり) : 10 words FIND ALL
と が り ね ず み 4
noun
shrew (any rodent of family Soricidae, esp. those of genus Sorex)  (often written with kana only)
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とがらす : 8 words FIND ALL
と が ら す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips)  (see also: 尖らせる)
2. to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge  (see also: 尖らせる)
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An additional セン less common words include 尖 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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尖
セン   とがらす to sharpen   とがった sharp   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
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