刺す
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
2. to sting; to bite (rarely also written 螫す)
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
Kanji used
Pitch accent
さす
Examples26
アリス
Alice has a flower on her head.
蚊
I got a lot of mosquito bites.
彼
He hurt his finger with a needle.
彼
He stuck his knife into the tree.
彼
He sank the knife into her back.
人
Let's refrain from stabbing people with knives.