Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
1031 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
Kunyomi: さ.す さ.さる さ.し さし とげ
Onyomi: シ
Composition: 朿 刂
Radical: 刀
Reading: りっとう
Meaning: knife, sword
Strokes: 2
刺繍(ししゅう) embroidery
刺客(しかく) assassin
名刺(めいし) business card
刺激する(しげきする) stimulate, stir up, excite
刺傷する(ししょうする) stab, puncture, wound
風刺する(ふうしする) satirize, lampoon
刺す(さす) pierce, stab [v.t.]
刺さる(ささる) be stuck [v.i.]
刺身(さしみ) sliced raw fish
刺 (シ) calling card
刺激 (シゲキ) stimulus, stimulation, irritation, impetus, impulse, stimulus, spur, incentive, encouragement, stimulation, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
牛刺 (ギュウサシ) sliced raw beef
肉刺し (ニクサシ) fork
刺す (さす) to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust, to sting, to bite, to sew, to stitch, to embroider, to pole (a boat), to catch (with a limed pole), to put (a runner) out, to pick off
刺刀 (さすが) dagger
刺さる (ささる) to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in), to resonate emotionally, to move
刺し (さし) grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
刺身 (さしみ) sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
牛刺 (ぎゅうさし) sliced raw beef
肉刺し (にくさし) fork
刺し (さし) grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
刺身 (さしみ) sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
牛刺 (ぎゅうさし) sliced raw beef
肉刺し (にくさし) fork
刺 (とげ) thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words
棘魚 (とげうお) stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
刺々 (とげとげ) sharply, harshly, stingingly
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N2
1031 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
Kunyomi: さ.す さ.さる さ.し さし とげ
Onyomi: シ
Composition: 朿 刂
Radical: 刀
Reading: りっとう
Meaning: knife, sword
Strokes: 2
刺繍(ししゅう) embroidery
刺客(しかく) assassin
名刺(めいし) business card
刺激する(しげきする) stimulate, stir up, excite
刺傷する(ししょうする) stab, puncture, wound
風刺する(ふうしする) satirize, lampoon
刺す(さす) pierce, stab [v.t.]
刺さる(ささる) be stuck [v.i.]
刺身(さしみ) sliced raw fish
刺 (シ) calling card
刺激 (シゲキ) stimulus, stimulation, irritation, impetus, impulse, stimulus, spur, incentive, encouragement, stimulation, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
牛刺 (ギュウサシ) sliced raw beef
肉刺し (ニクサシ) fork
刺す (さす) to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust, to sting, to bite, to sew, to stitch, to embroider, to pole (a boat), to catch (with a limed pole), to put (a runner) out, to pick off
刺刀 (さすが) dagger
刺さる (ささる) to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in), to resonate emotionally, to move
刺し (さし) grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
刺身 (さしみ) sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
牛刺 (ぎゅうさし) sliced raw beef
肉刺し (にくさし) fork
刺し (さし) grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
刺身 (さしみ) sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
牛刺 (ぎゅうさし) sliced raw beef
肉刺し (にくさし) fork
刺 (とげ) thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words
棘魚 (とげうお) stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
刺々 (とげとげ) sharply, harshly, stingingly