刺 — kanji meaning “thorn”
刺
thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
- Meanings
- thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- さ.す、さ.さる、さ.し、さし、とげ
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1031 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 18
- Chinese reading
- cì — Chinese character page
Words with 刺
| 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 |
| 刺し | さし sashi | grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags |
| 刺繍 | ししゅう shishuu | embroidery |
| 突き刺す | つきさす tsukisasu | to stab; to stick; to pierce |
| 刺殺 | しさつ shisatsu | stabbing to death |
| 刺し殺す | さしころす sashikorosu | to stab to death |
| 刺青 | しせい shisei | tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing |
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