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2 exact word matches found in search '刺'
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noun
1. thorn; spine; prickle
2. splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
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noun
calling card  (see also: 名刺)
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64 words found beginning with '刺'
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stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill
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Most common form: さす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
2. to sting; to bite  (see also: 螫す)
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noun
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to stick into (something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to get stuck (in); to lodge (in)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to stab to death
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noun
1. grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags  (see also: 米刺し; abbreviation)
2. sashimi (sliced raw fish)  (see also: 刺身; abbreviation)
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Most common form: いらいら
getting nervous; irritation  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 刺しゅう
embroidery
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1. stabbing to death
2. putting out  (baseball term)
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1. assassin
2. to assassinate
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152 words found containing '刺' in any position
2
noun
1. thorn; spine; prickle
2. splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
1
noun
calling card  (see also: 名刺)
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0
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill
(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
1
Most common form: さす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
2. to sting; to bite  (see also: 螫す)
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings, examples and links)
0
noun
business card
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to stick into (something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to get stuck (in); to lodge (in)
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0
Most common form: 諷刺
satire; irony; sarcasm
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Most common form: いらいら
getting nervous; irritation  (often written with kana only)
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3
noun
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
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0
Most common form: 刺しゅう
embroidery
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