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刺

thorn
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingさ.す、さ.さる、さ.し、さし、とげ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. thornRtK
  2. pierce
    決意を固めた武時は、国春を槍で刺す。Taketoki, who made his decision, pierced Kuniharu with a spear.wiki
  3. stab
    由良之助は短刀をもぎ取り、師直を突き刺す。Yuranosuke wrestles and takes the short sword away and stabs Moronao.wiki
  4. prick
  5. sting
  6. calling card
  1. spine
  2. prickle
  3. splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh)
  4. hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)

Popular Usage

刺激刺身刺す刺さる

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · belt · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 446

Compound words

刺激しげき
stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes); impetus; impulse
刺すさす
to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
刺身さしみ
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
刺さるささる
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to get stuck (in); to lodge (in)
刺しさし
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
刺繍ししゅう
embroidery
風刺ふうし
satire; irony; sarcasm
名刺めいし
business card
刺し殺すさしころす
to stab to death
突き刺すつきさす
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
刺戟しげき
stimulus
刺股さすまた
sasumata
刺叉さすまた
sasumata
刺傷さしきず
stab wound
刺衝ししょう
stabbing
刺又さすまた
sasumata
刺網さしあみ
gill net
刺絡しらく
bloodletting (in traditional Chinese medicine)
刺繡ししゅう
embroidery
穿刺せんし
paracentesis
溌刺はつらつ
lively
諷刺ふうし
satire
鰺刺あじさし
tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)
極鰺刺きょくあじさし
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)

Additional Examples

彼は針で指を刺した。
He hurt his finger with a needle.tatoeba
彼はミートボールにフォークを突き刺した。
He stuck a meatball with his fork.tatoeba
彼が毎日日記を付けているのに刺激されて、私も英語で日記を付けることにしました。
He writes a daily journal, and that inspired me to try doing the same thing, but in English.tatoeba
番組の一部は家庭向きにすこし刺激を和らげられた。
Certain parts of the show have been toned down to make it suitable for a family audience.tatoeba
手から離れた後、回転して的に刺さる投擲法。
This is a method of toteki where after leaving the hand, the weapon spins until it hits the target.wiki
向付 ・・・ 刺身
Mukozuke: sashimiwiki
刺身の一種でもある。
It is also a type of sashimi (slices of fresh raw seafood).wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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