刺
刺 — Thorn
thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomiさす (sasu)
Kun’yomiささる (sasaru)
Kun’yomiさし (sashi)
Kun’yomiさし (sashi)
Kun’yomiとげ (toge)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 刺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺激 | しげき shigeki | stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes) |
| 名刺 | めいし meishi | business card |
| 刺し身 | さしみ sashimi | sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans) |
| 風刺 | ふうし fuushi | satire; irony; sarcasm |
| 刺さる | ささる sasaru | to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce |
| 刺し | さし sashi | grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish) |
Study notes
刺 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1031 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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