刺し

さし

Meanings

1. Noun grain thief (i.e.: sharpened tube for testing rice in bags) See also: 米刺し (こめさし).
2. sashimi (sliced raw fish) See also: 刺身 (さしみ).
3. stabbing; piercing; pricking See also: 刺す (さす). See also: 刺す (さす).

Kanji

• 刺 pierce. Read as さし.

Example sentences

• バラは茎に刺がある。
  A rose has thorns on its stem.
• この指に刺がささって取れません。
  I can't get this splinter out of my finger.

Words containing 刺し

• 馬刺し (ばさし) horse sashimi
• 串刺し (くしざし) skewering
• 刺し殺す (さしころす) to stab to death

And 22 more.

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