| 刺 | meaning | 'thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card' |
| onyomi | シ | |
| kunyomi | さ.す, さ.さる, さ.し, さし, とげ |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 刺さる | ささる | to stick, to be stuck |
| 刺す | さす | to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust |
| 名刺 | めいし | noun |
| 刺激 | しげき | stimulus, impetus, incentive |
| 刺身 | さしみ | sliced raw fish |
| 刺し | さし | sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish) |
| 刺し身 | さしみ | sashimi (sliced raw fish) |
| 刺椿象 | さしがめ, サシガメ | assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae) |
| 刺殺 | しさつ | stabbing to death; putting out (baseball) |
| 刺繍 | ししゅう | embroidery |
| 突き刺さる | つきささる | to stick into, to pierce, to run into |
| 風刺 | ふうし | satire, irony, sarcasm |
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