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刺す
Readings

sasu
English
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 螫す
to sting, to bite

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
to sew, to stitch, to embroider

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 差す・11
to pole (a boat)

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
to catch (with a limed pole)

Godan verb with 'su' ending
Transitive verb
Baseball term
to put (a runner) out, to pick off

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 刺す, 刺します
[does], will [do]
刺さない, 刺しません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 刺した, 刺しました
[did]
刺さなかった, 刺しませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 刺して, 刺しまして 刺さないで, 刺しませんで 刺さなくて
Kanjis
ON: KUN: さ.す, さ.さる, さ.し, さし, とげ
thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card

Stroke: 8 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-6-2 FC: 5290.0


Phrases
アリスは頭に花をさしています。
Parts: (あたま) (はな) 刺す (さしています)
Alice has a flower on her head.
Alice has a flower in her hair.

蚊にたくさん刺されました。
Parts: (か) 沢山 (たくさん) 刺す (さす)
I got a lot of mosquito bites.