Word details
刺す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 刺す.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
刺
thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
8 strokesFrequency 1,031JLPT N2Grade 8
On
シ
Kun
さ.すさ.さるさ.しさしとげ
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