突き刺さる

つきささる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to stick (into); to pierce
2. to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

Kanji

• 突 thrust. Read as つく.
• 刺 pierce. Read as ささる.

Example sentences

• 投擲用のナイフが男たちの首筋に深々と突き刺さっていた。
  Throwing knives were stuck deep into the men's necks.
• 柱にナイフが突き刺さっていた。
  There was a knife stuck in the pillar.

Common phrases

• 地面に突き刺さる
• 破片が突き刺さる
• 胸に突き刺さる (むねにつきささる) to resonate emotionally (with one)

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