刺さる (ささる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

刺さる (ささる) means to stick / to be stuck.

See example sentences below.

刺さる at a glance

刺さる

ささるsasaru

N3verb

to stick / to be stuck

刺さるささるsasaruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to stick / to be stuck

Example 1

針が指に刺さった。

Translation

A needle got stuck in my finger.

Example 2

魚の骨がのどに刺さった。

Translation

A fishbone got stuck in my throat.