Word details
刺
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 刺.
Dictionary
Entry
1
thorn; spine; prickle
Examples
どのバラにもとげがあるように人生には悲しみがある。
Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns.
2
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
Examples
この指に刺がささって取れません。
I can't get this splinter out of my finger.
3
biting words
Examples
彼の言葉にはとげがあった。
There was a bite in his remark.
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