突き刺す

つきさす

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

Kanji

• 突 thrust. Read as つく.
• 刺 pierce. Read as さす.

Example sentences

• 君はもう少しで私の目を鉛筆で突き刺すところだった。
  You nearly poked me in the eye with your pencil.
• チーズの中へナイフを突き刺したりするな。
  Don't thrust your knife into the cheese.
• 誰かがトムをアイスピックで突き刺したが、もう大丈夫だ。
  Someone stabbed Tom with an ice pick, but he's OK now.

Common phrases

• ナイフを突き刺す
• 包丁で突き刺す

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists