刺 — thorn, pierce, stab

さす刺 thorn

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes

U+523A Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1031 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #446 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

thorn
pierce
stab
prick
sting
calling card

word

さ sa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

刺(さ) す sasu to stab

し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

刺(し) 激(げき) shigeki stimulus 名(めい) 刺(し) meishi business card 風(ふう) 刺(し) fuushi satire

さし sashi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

刺(さし) 身(み) sashimi sashimi

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Components

Composed of

朿 thorn

刂 knife (right form)

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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