尖とがる

とがる togaru

to taper to a point
to become sharp
to be sour
to look displeased

godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

变尖；尖锐

Chinese notes

尖る既可指物体变尖，也可形容声音或态度尖锐。

Examples

Furigana

この棒ぼうは先さきがとがっている。
This pole is sharp at the end.
这根棒子尖端很尖。
Tatoeba #219792
彼かれはとがった声こえを出だした。
He cried in an angry voice.
他用尖刻的声音说话。
Tatoeba #111690

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('834267e876'); // 尖る

{
  "id": "834267e876",
  "word": "尖る",
  "reading": "とがる",
  "romaji": "togaru",
  "meanings": [
    "to taper to a point",
    "to become sharp",
    "to be sour",
    "to look displeased"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1389970,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この棒は先がとがっている。",
      "furigana": "この{棒|ぼう}は{先|さき}がとがっている。",
      "en": "This pole is sharp at the end.",
      "tatoeba_id": 219792
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼はとがった声を出した。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}はとがった{声|こえ}を{出|だ}した。",
      "en": "He cried in an angry voice.",
      "tatoeba_id": 111690
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "dbf597ffea272eeb53d3fe2132bd2f2cc5e4b8a4a0d64e1549f7afc9105c4a32",
    "meanings": [
      "变尖",
      "尖锐"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この棒は先がとがっている。",
        "zh": "这根棒子尖端很尖。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼はとがった声を出した。",
        "zh": "他用尖刻的声音说话。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/834267e876",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1389970; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "尖る既可指物体变尖，也可形容声音或态度尖锐。",
    "review_hash": "94d7cefd7e28590271d59b8487ba5688ed014d9d358bf01b6efd3e8909cf74ef"
  }
}