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N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • thorn
  • pierce
  • stab
  • prick
  • sting
  • calling card

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • さ.す
  • さ.さる
  • さ.し
  • さし
  • とげ
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1165
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
#18 · knife

Components

Common Words

  • 刺しさしNoungrain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags
  • 刺すさすGodanto pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust
  • 刺繍ししゅうNounembroidery
  • 刺身さしみNounsashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
  • 刺激しげきNounstimulus, stimulation, irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
  • 刺さるささるGodanto stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)
  • 刺し殺すさしころすGodanto stab to death
  • 風刺ふうしNounsatire, irony, sarcasm

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