刺 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
道4Junior high level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
- On
- シし · shi
- Kun
- さ.す・さ.さる・さ.し・さし・とげsa.su · sa.saru · sa.shi · sashi · toge
- Meaning
- pierce; stab; thorn
Stroke order
Origin
刂 "blade" with 束: to jab with something pointed — to pierce, a thorn.
Readings and examples
| Onシしshi | 刺激しげき名刺めいし風刺ふうし |
|---|---|
| Kunさすsasu | 刺すさす刺し殺すさしころす Compare: 差す・指す・挿す |
| Kunささるsasaru | 刺さるささる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 刺激しげき
stimulus; stimulation
- 名刺めいし
business card
- 串刺しくしざし
- 刺戟しげき
- 刺繡ししゅう
- 刺綉ししゅう
- 諷刺ふうし
- 譏刺きし
Example
初対面で名刺を交換した。
We exchanged business cards at our first meeting.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)