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刺

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

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

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シ

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
刀#18 · knife

Components

Common Words

  • 刺とげNoun
    thorn, spine, prickle
  • 刺激しげきNoun
    stimulus, stimulation, irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
  • 名刺めいしNoun
    business card
  • 刺し身さしみNoun
    sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
  • 風刺ふうしNoun
    satire, irony, sarcasm
  • 刺しさしNoun
    grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags
  • 刺すさすGodan verb
    to pierce, to stab, to prick
  • 刺繍ししゅうNoun
    embroidery

Practice in Kanjiru

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