Moto 刺: Thorn; Pierce; StabKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- さ(す)、さ(さる)、さ(し)、さし、とげ
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 188 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 刺激しげきstimulus; impetus
- 名刺めいしbusiness card
- 風刺ふうしsatire; irony
- 刺殺しさつstabbing to death
- 刺繍ししゅうembroidery
- コード刺しゅうコードししゅうcord embroidery
- コード刺繍コードししゅうcord embroidery
- スウェーデン刺繍スウェーデンししゅうSwedish weaving; Swedish embroidery
- スウェーデン刺繡スウェーデンししゅうSwedish weaving; Swedish embroidery
- フランス刺繍フランスししゅうembroidery
- ミシン刺繍ミシンししゅうmachine embroidery
- メラニン細胞刺激ホルモンメラニンさいぼうしげきホルモンmelanocyte-stimulating hormone; MSH
- メリヤス刺繍メリヤスししゅうembroidery on wool; Swiss darning
- 乱刺法らんしほうprick test; scarification
- 侵害刺激しんがいしげきnoxious stimulus; NS
- 刺しゅうししゅうembroidery
- 刺を通ずるしをつうずるto present one's card
- 刺創しそうstab wound; puncture wound
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 刺し身さしみsashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
- 刺すさすto pierce; to stab
- 刺しさしgrain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags
- 刺さるささるto stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick
- 刺とげthorn; spine
- 刺し殺すさしころすto stab to death
- 刺し網さしあみgill net
- 刺身さしみsashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
- 突き刺さるつきささるto stick into; to pierce
- 突き刺すつきさすto stab; to pierce
- かに刺しかにさしcrab sashimi
- くぎを刺すくぎをさすto give a warning; to remind (a person) of
- くさびを刺すくさびをさすto make sure of
- つき刺すつきさすto stab; to pierce
- とどめを刺すとどめをさすto finish off; to ensure (something) is dead
- ふぐ刺しふぐさしfugu sashimi
- めった刺しめったざしstabbing repeatedly
- レバ刺レバさしliver sashimi
- レバ刺しレバさしliver sashimi
- 串刺くしざしskewer; spit
- 串刺しくしざしskewer; spit
- 乳茸刺ちだけさしAstilbe microphylla (species of astilbe)
- 刺しちがえるさしちがえるto stab each other
- 刺し傷さしきずstab wound; puncture wound
- 刺し子さしこquilting; quilted coat
- 刺し箸さしばしskewering one's food with a chopstick in order to pick it up (a breach of etiquette)
- 刺し縫いさしぬいquilting
- 刺し貫くさしつらぬくto pierce
- 刺し身のつまさしみのつまsashimi garnish
- 刺し身の妻さしみのつまsashimi garnish
- 刺し身包丁さしみぼうちょうsashimi knife
- 刺し通すさしとおすto stab; to pierce
- 刺し違えるさしちがえるto stab each other
- 刺のある言葉とげのあることばstinging (barbed) words; harsh language
- 刺の有る言葉とげのあることばstinging (barbed) words; harsh language
- 刺傷さしきずstab wound; puncture wound
- 刺刺しいとげとげしいsharp; harsh
Other readings
- 刺々いらいらto get irritated; to get annoyed
- 刺々しいとげとげしいsharp; harsh
- 刺亀虫さしがめassassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)
- 刺刀さすがdagger
- 刺刺いらいらto get irritated; to get annoyed
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