How to say 'Sharpen' in Japanese | とがる

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The Japanese word for Sharpen is 'Togaru', written as とがる in Japanese.

word

とがる

Meaning

Sharpen

Reading

Togaru

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'とがる (togaru)' primarily means 'to sharpen' or 'to become sharp'. It is often used to describe objects that have a pointed or sharpened edge, such as knives or pencils. Additionally, it can be used metaphorically to describe someone's tone or attitude becoming sharp or pointed. For example: The pencil sharpened「鉛筆がとがった」(えんぴつがとがった). His tone sharpened「彼の口調がとがった」(かれのくちょうがとがった). This verb can also imply a sense of tension or alertness, as in 'Her senses sharpened'「彼女の感覚がとがった」(かのじょのかんかくがとがった).

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

6422

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word とがる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

と

Reading

hiragana

が

Reading

hiragana

る

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'Togaru' means 'Sharpen' .

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