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刺 さ.す、さ.さる、さ.し、さし、とげ 刺激(しげき): stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation名刺(めいし): business card刺身(さしみ): sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)刺す(さす): (1) to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust (2) to sting; to bite (3) to sew; to stitch; to embroider (4) to pole (a boat) (5) to catch (with a limed pole) (6) to put (a runner) out; to pick off刺さる(ささる): to stick; to be stuck刺繍(ししゅう): embroidery S 朿: thorn刀: sword; saber; knife 刀 2 (none) thorn The BELT TREE has THORNS like SABERS.

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シ thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card 2 1031 8 18 かたな・りっとう 形声 Phonetic A TREE with a BELT wrapped around the middle. If you tighten the BELT, hundreds of tiny SABERS pop out of the tree in all directions, looking like THORNS. 417

Kanji	刺
Onyomi	シ
Kunyomi	さ.す、さ.さる、さ.し、さし、とげ
English	thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
Examples	刺激(しげき): stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation 名刺(めいし): business card 刺身(さしみ): sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans) 刺す(さす): (1) to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust (2) to sting; to bite (3) to sew; to stitch; to embroider (4) to pole (a boat) (5) to catch (with a limed pole) (6) to put (a runner) out; to pick off 刺さる(ささる): to stick; to be stuck 刺繍(ししゅう): embroidery
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1031
Components	朿: thorn 刀: sword; saber; knife
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	刀
Radical Number	18
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	かたな・りっとう
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	thorn
Koohii Story 1	A TREE with a BELT wrapped around the middle. If you tighten the BELT, hundreds of tiny SABERS pop out of the tree in all directions, looking like THORNS.
Koohii Story 2	The BELT TREE has THORNS like SABERS.
RTK Index	417

Tree Card Stick Thorn Belt 刺 シ さ.す、さ.さる、さ.し、さし、とげ

Tree Card Stick Thorn Belt 刺シさ.す、さ.さる、さ.し、さし、とげ