刺す

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
刺
さ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "刺す"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
刺す さ​す [sáꜜsù]
Imperative (命令形) 刺せ さ​せ [sáꜜsè]
Key constructions
Passive 刺される さされ​る [sàsáréꜜrù]
Causative 刺させる ささせ​る [sàsáséꜜrù]
Potential 刺せる させ​る [sàséꜜrù]
Volitional 刺そう さそ​ー [sàsóꜜò]
Negative 刺さない ささ​ない [sàsáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 刺さなかった ささ​なかった [sàsáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 刺します さしま​す [sàshímáꜜsù]
Perfective 刺した さ​した [sáꜜshìtà]
Conjunctive 刺して さ​して [sáꜜshìtè]
Hypothetical conditional 刺せば さ​せば [sáꜜsèbà]

Verb

刺(さ)す • (sasu) transitive godan (stem 刺(さ)し (sashi), past 刺(さ)した (sashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 刺す
mediopassive 刺さる
  1. pierce; stab; stick
  2. (of an insect) sting; bite
    蚊(か)にさされた。
    Ka ni sasareta.
    I was bitten by a mosquito.
  3. cause a sharp or stabbing sensation in (such as pain or smell)
  4. (baseball) tag out

Usage notes

  • In the sense "stab, thrust", the grammatical object can be either the target or the tool used.
    人(ひと)をナイフで刺(さ)す
    hito o naifu de sasu
    to stab a person (object) with a knife
    ナイフを人(ひと)に刺(さ)す
    naifu o hito ni sasu
    to stab a knife (object) into a person

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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