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[とげ()]
toge
noun

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[とげ()]
toge
toge

English Meaning(s) for 刺

noun
  1. thorn; spine; prickle
  2. splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
  3. biting words

Definition and Synonyms for 刺

Sticker a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Synonyms: , , , , 荊棘
Shaggily in a shaggy manner
Synonyms: もじゃもじゃ, , ,
Barb one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
Synonyms: ,
Ratty dirty and infested with rats
Synonyms: , ,
Spine a sharp rigid animal process or appendage
Synonyms: , , ,
Ratty of or characteristic of rats
Synonyms: , ,
Barb a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
Synonyms: ,
Barb the pointed part of barbed wire
Synonyms: ,
Dig an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Synonyms: , , 当てこすり, 当てこする, 穿鑿, 耳擦り, 酷評
Brush a dense growth of bushes
Synonyms: やぶ, , 叢林, , 茂み, 茂り, 茂る, , 雑木林
Spine as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
Synonyms: , , ,

Meanings for each kanji in 刺

» thorn; pierce; stab; prick; sting; calling card

Categories 刺 is a member of

Point sharp end
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Process a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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Remark a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
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Flora all the plant life in a particular region or period
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Fibril a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
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Aculeus a stiff sharp-pointed plant process
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 刺

Sample Sentences for 刺

It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose.
I can't get this splinter out of my finger.
Tom tried to get the splinter out of Mary's finger.
Beautiful flowers have thorns.
My harsh words bruised her feeling.

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