Kanji 刺

Stroke order

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8

Words with 刺

• 刺激

  しげき

  stimulus, impetus, incentive

  N3

• 刺す

  さす

  to sting, to bite (e.g., bug), to prick, to stab

  N3

• 名刺

  めいし

  (name) card; business card

  N3

• 刺さる

  ささる

  to stick, to be stuck

  N3

• 刺身

  さしみ

  sliced raw fish

  N2

• 刺繍

  ししゅう

  embroidery

  N1

Example sentences

• 名刺めいし、持もってる？

  Do you have a business card?

• 人ひとをナイフで刺さすのはやめましょう。

  Let's refrain from stabbing people with knives.

• 私わたし、刺身さしみが好すきなんだよな。

  I like sashimi.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “knife” 刀