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刺 とげ

  1. prickle; spine; thorn
  2. hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh)
  3. biting words

刺 し

  1. calling card

刺激 しげき N3

  1. irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes); stimulation; stimulus
  2. encouragement; impetus; impulse; incentive; motivation; provocation; spur; stimulation; stimulus
  3. excitement; thrill

刺さる ささる N2

  1. to get stuck (in); to lodge (in); to pierce; to prick; to stick into (of something with a sharp point)
  2. to move; to resonate emotionally

刺す さす N2

  1. to pierce; to prick; to stab; to stick; to thrust
  2. to bite; to sting
  3. to embroider; to sew; to stitch
  4. to pole (a boat)
  5. to catch (with a limed pole)
  6. to pick off; to put (a runner) out

刺身 さしみ N2

  1. sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

刺繍 ししゅう N1

  1. embroidery

刺し さし

  1. grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags
  2. sashimi (sliced raw fish)
  3. piercing; pricking; stabbing

刺し殺す さしころす

  1. to stab to death

刺々 とげとげ

  1. harshly; sharply; stingingly
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