刺す | Japanese meaning

刺す【さす】

Frequency rank: 3,095.

Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb

to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
to sting; to bitesee also 螫す
to sew; to stitch; to embroider
to pole (a boat)see also 差す
to catch (with a limed pole)
to put (a runner) out; to pick offbaseball

Forms

刺す【さす】Frequency rank: 3,095.
さすFrequency rank: 5,499. – 5,504.

Generated word frames (experimental)

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Person] stabs [Object]

He stabs the meat with a knife

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Insect] stings [Person]

The bee stung him

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Person] sews [Clothing]

She sews the shirt

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Person] drives [Nail] into [Wood]

He drives a nail into the wood

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Animal] bites [Person]

The dog bites his leg

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Person] stitches [Fabric] with [Needle]

She stitches the fabric with a needle

きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]きごう[きごう]

[Person] directs [Attention] to [Experience]

He directs his attention to new experiences

Generated definitions (experimental)

to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust

This meaning refers to the action of using a pointed object to penetrate something, often with force.

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I pierce the fish to eat it.

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He stabbed the meat with a knife.

to sting; to bite

This meaning is used when referring to the painful sensation caused by insects or other creatures, such as bees or wasps.

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A bee stung me.

、。

I became itchy after the mosquito bit me.

to sew; to stitch; to embroider

This meaning pertains to the action of using a needle and thread to join fabric together or create decorative patterns.

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She is embroidering flowers.

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I sewed to fix the pants.

to pole (a boat)

This meaning relates to using a long pole to navigate or propel a boat in shallow water.

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I pushed the small boat with a pole.

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I poled the boat across the river.

to catch (with a limed pole)

This meaning indicates using a specially prepared pole to catch fish or small animals in a certain manner.

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I caught fish with a limed line.

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I caught small animals with a pole.

to put (a runner) out; to pick off

This usage is typically seen in sporting contexts, particularly in games like baseball, where an opposing player is tagged out.

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I put out the batter.

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I tagged the runner to prevent a score.

Generated collocations (experimental)

きごう(きごう)to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrustようsharp painto stab the heartto get bitten by an insectto sew with a needlethe pain stingsto stab a fishto prepare sashimito thrustようpain like being stabbed in the eyeさしばり刺し針to prick with a sewing needle

Generated related terms (experimental)

【さす】

To pierce or stab, often used in the context of a sharp object coming into contact with something.

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He stabbed the meat with a knife.

【いれずみ】

Refers to a tattoo, which involves puncturing the skin to insert ink.

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He has a tattoo on his arm.

【さしきず】

Refers to a stab wound, an injury caused by a sharp object piercing the skin.

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I treated the stab wound.

【ぬう】

Refers to sewing or stitching fabric together, contrasting with the act of piercing.

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She is sewing a dress.

【さすとたべる】

Refers to the act of catching or harvesting, like using a pole to catch fish, contrasting with simply piercing.

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He prepared to catch fish to eat.

【つく】

To thrust or poke something, often implying a forceful action, similar to '刺す' but with different nuances.

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He poked the button with his finger.

Example sentences

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1. 、。

There's no way something like that would really happen, but it seemed just right to drive the point home.