Kanji 刺: "thorn, pierce, stab"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 刺

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 刺し激げきstimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes) · impetus; impulse; stimulus; spur
• 刺さすto pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick · to sting; to bite
• 突つき刺ささるse planter (dans), transpercer, s'enfoncer (dans) · entrer ou frapper à pleine vitesse
• 刺ささるto stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to get stuck (in) · to resonate emotionally; to move
• 突つき刺さすto stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
• 刺し繍しゅうembroidery
• 名めい刺しbusiness card
• 釘くぎを刺さすto give a warning; to remind (a person) of; to drive in a nail
• 刺し客かくassassin · candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
• 刺し激げき的てきstimulating; exciting; provocative
• とどめを刺さすto finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to deliver the coup de grace · to put an end to; to deliver the final blow
• 串くし刺ざしskewering; skewered food · piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through

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