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English translation: Crisp/sharp

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Japanese term or phrase:	鋭い
English translation:	Crisp/sharp
Entered by:	Shannon Morales

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18:25 Oct 11, 2011

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Japanese term or phrase: 鋭い

In a rice sake description, it says it has a "鋭い切れ味" -- Looks like 切れ味 is "bite," but ALC lists 鋭い as both sharp/acute and subtle/sensitive, which to me seem like opposites. What would fit best in this case? The drink is Jokigen (常きげん（日本酒）).

Shannon Morales KudoZ activity Questions: 129 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 87
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Sharp (and/or crispy)

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I think the 鋭い切れ味 describes a dry personality of rice sakes. It will be the way the Japanese express the dryness of a sake. "Sharp and crispy are used to describe dry white wines that have similar characteristics to dry sakes. They may work for the sake like Jokigen.

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Note added at 57 mins (2011-10-11 19:22:28 GMT)
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In other words, the "鋭い切れ" is trying to convey the dryness of the sake. It means literally "very sharp like a knife." Does this make sense?

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Note added at 10 hrs (2011-10-12 04:31:57 GMT)
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Correction: crisp, not crispy.
Thanks Shannon.

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Thanks! I used "crisp."
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Thanks! I used "crisp."

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