Japanese symbol for “stabbing”
刺し
さし
Romaji: sashi
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags
In Japanese, stabbing is 刺し, read さし (sashi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags
- n sashimi (sliced raw fish)
- n stabbing; piercing; pricking
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stabbing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鋭い | するどい surudoi | sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; stabbing |
| グサグサ | グサグサ gusagusa | stabbing (repeatedly); piercing |
| 刺衝 | ししょう shishou | stabbing; stimulation |
| 刺突 | しとつ shitotsu | stabbing; piercing |
| ぶっつり | ぶっつり buttsuri | stabbing (with a knife, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺激 | しげき shigeki | stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes) |
| 名刺 | めいし meishi | business card |
| 刺身 | さしみ sashimi | sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans) |
| 風刺 | ふうし fuushi | satire; irony; sarcasm |
| 刺す | さす sasu | to pierce; to stab; to prick |
| 刺さる | ささる sasaru | to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.