Moto 刺 (とげ)thorn; spine; prickle
- thorn; spine; pricklenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- biting wordsnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 刺
Words that share its kanji
- 刺激しげきstimulus; impetus
- 名刺めいしbusiness card
- 刺し身さしみsashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
- 風刺ふうしsatire; irony
- 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
- 刺し殺すさしころすto stab to death
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