刺す (さす) — to stab, to pierce, to sting
刺す
to stab
Frequency #4444
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
2 characters
godan verb (-su) · transitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5s, vt)
sasu
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
さす[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to stab
- to pierce
- to sting