I Love Kanji刺す (sasu)
刺す (さす, sasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to pierce; to stab”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- さす
- Romaji
- sasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust · godan verb, transitive
- to sting; to bite · godan verb, transitive · rarely also written 螫す
- to sew; to stitch; to embroider · godan verb, transitive
- to pole (a boat) · godan verb, transitive
- to catch (with a limed pole) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 刺す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 刺す | さす sasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 刺します | さします sashimasu |
| Negative | 刺さない | ささない sasanai |
| Polite negative | 刺しません | さしません sashimasen |
| Past | 刺した | さした sashita |
| Polite past | 刺しました | さしました sashimashita |
| Negative past | 刺さなかった | ささなかった sasanakatta |
| Te-form | 刺して | さして sashite |
| Potential | 刺せる | させる saseru |
| Passive | 刺される | さされる sasareru |
| Causative | 刺させる | ささせる sasaseru |
| Volitional | 刺そう | さそう sasou |
| Imperative | 刺せ | させ sase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 刺せば | させば saseba |
Kanji in 刺す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 刺す.
刺激しげきstimulus名刺めいしbusiness card刺さるささるto stick into (of something with a sharp point)刺身さしみsashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)刺繍ししゅうembroidery
Source: JMdict entry 1306470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.