刺す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 刺す
1
to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
Examples
蚊にたくさん刺されました。
I got a lot of mosquito bites.
アリスは頭に花をさしています。
Alice has a flower in her hair.
2
Rarely also written 螫す
to sting; to bite
3
to sew; to stitch; to embroider
4
to pole (a boat)
5
to catch (with a limed pole)
6
Baseball
to put (a runner) out; to pick off
Kanji in this Word
刺
8 strokes
Frequency: 1031
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
thorn
pierce
stab
prick
sting
calling card
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さ.す
さ.さる
さ.し
さし
とげ
螫
17 strokes
Meanings
bee sting
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セキ
カク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さ.す
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