#324JLPT N2
刺
8 strokes
ThornPierceStabPrickStingCalling Card
Kun reading
さす、ささる、さし、さし、とげ
On reading
し
Example words
刺
とげ
· thorn
どのバラにもとげがあるように人生には悲しみがある。
Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns.
刺す
さす
· to pierce
Alice has a flower in her hair.
刺さる
ささる
· to stick into (of something with a sharp point)
A nail punctured the tire.