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刺す

さす

Readings

さす

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5s, vtto pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
  2. 2.
    v5s, vtto sting; to bite
  3. 3.
    v5s, vtto sew; to stitch; to embroider
  4. 4.
    v5s, vtto pole (a boat)
  5. 5.
    v5s, vtto catch (with a limed pole)
  6. 6.
    v5s, vtto put (a runner) out; to pick off

Kanji breakdown

刺
N48 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

蚊にたくさん刺されました。

I got a lot of mosquito bites.

アリスは頭に花をさしています。

Alice has a flower in her hair.

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刺すさす

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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