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Japanese word 刺す: to pierce / to stab / to prick. Meanings and example sentences.

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刺す (さす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

刺す (さす) means to pierce / to stab / to prick.

See example sentences below.

刺す at a glance

刺す

さすsasu

N3verb

to pierce / to stab / to prick

刺すさすsasuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to pierce / to stab / to prick

Example 1

虫が腕を刺した。

Translation

A bug bit my arm.

Example 2

ナイフでリンゴを刺す。

Translation

I stab the apple with a knife.

Kanji 刺: thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card

Kanji 刺: meanings, readings, and example words.

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