Translation guide
Describes a sharp, intense quality that seems to penetrate, whether in sound, gaze, cold, or emotion.
Describing a sound that is so high and sharp it feels like it cuts through you.
An i-adjective meaning high-pitched and piercing, often used for voices, screams, or sounds.
彼女の甲高い声が部屋中に響いた。
Her piercing voice echoed through the room.
A phrase literally meaning 'ear-splitting,' used for extremely loud, piercing noises.
耳をつんざくようなサイレンが鳴った。
A piercing siren blared.
An i-adjective meaning sharp, often used for piercing sounds or sensations.
鋭い悲鳴が聞こえた。
I heard a piercing scream.
Describing a look that feels like it sees right through you.
An i-adjective meaning sharp, often used for piercing eyes or a penetrating gaze.
彼は鋭い目つきで私を見た。
He looked at me with piercing eyes.
A phrase meaning 'as if shooting through,' used for a gaze that pierces right through someone.
彼女の射抜くような視線にドキッとした。
Her piercing gaze made my heart skip a beat.
A literary phrase meaning 'as if seeing through,' for a deeply penetrating look.
彼の透かし見るような目が印象的だった。
His piercing eyes were striking.
Describing cold that feels like it cuts through to the bone.
A phrase meaning 'as if cutting the body,' used for piercing cold.
身を切るような寒さだった。
It was piercingly cold.
A phrase meaning 'as if stinging,' used for cold that feels sharp and piercing.
刺すような冷たい風が吹いていた。
A piercingly cold wind was blowing.
A verb meaning to freeze intensely, often used for piercing cold.
Describing an emotion that hits suddenly and deeply, like a stab.
A phrase meaning 'to pierce the chest,' used for a sharp emotional pang.
その言葉が胸を刺した。
Those words pierced my heart.
An i-adjective meaning painfully poignant, often used for a piercing sadness or longing.
切ない思い出がよみがえった。
A piercingly sad memory came back to me.
A phrase meaning 'sharp pain,' used for a piercing emotional or physical pain.
胸に鋭い痛みを感じた。
I felt a piercing pain in my chest.
凍てつく寒さで目が覚めた。
I woke up to the piercing cold.