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尖る (とがる): to taper to a point, to become sharp — Japanese vocabulary

尖る is read とがる and means "to taper to a point, to become sharp". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

尖る

Reading
とがる · togaru
Translation
to taper to a point, to become sharp
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
とがるが

Example

彼女の物の言い方は私の神経をとがらせる。

かのじょのもののいいかたはわたしのしんけいをとがらせる。

Her manner of speaking gets on my nerves.

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