Keyword
stab
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig446
Readings
さ
(46%)
し
(42%)
せき
(3%)
せっ
(3%)
ざ
(1%)
とげ
(1%)
さし
(1%)
Composed of
tree
crooked seal
knife
Used in vocabulary (226 in total)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
business card
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
stimulating; exciting; provocative
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
stabbing; piercing
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to stab to death
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
stabbing to death; putting out
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
satire; irony; sarcasm
to prick with a needle
calling card
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
stabbing repeatedly
(business) card case
exchanging business cards
satire; irony; sarcasm
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
insect bite; bug bite; sting
embroidery
stabbing repeatedly
stimulant; stimulative; excitant
stab; puncture wound
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
embroidery thread
horse sashimi; horse meat sashimi; basashi
business-stimulating measures; economic stimulation program; measure to stimulate the economy
governor (of an ancient Chinese province)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)
liver sashimi
paracentesis; centesis; puncture; tap
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
irritativeness; irritation; stimulativeness; pungency
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
quilting; quilted coat; quilted clothes
stab wound; puncture wound
blister; corn
stabbing repeatedly
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
stimulant; excitant; irritant; motivator; stimulus; spur
embroidery frame; embroidery hoop; tabouret; taboret; taborine; taborin
satirical; sarcastic; ironic
stimulating; exciting; provocative
business-card size
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
sliced raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi; catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to present one's card
quilting; quilted coat; quilted clothes
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
to chill one's bones (e.g. because of cold, pain, etc.); to be very cold; to be scathing
plate of assorted sashimi; selection of sashimi
sliced raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi; catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher
stabbing; stimulation
stimulant; irritant
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
nematocyst; cnidocyte; cnida
stinging (barbed) words; harsh language
to make sure (of); (lit.) to drive in a wedge
fugu sashimi
tattooist; tattoo artist; tattooer
irritativeness; irritation; stimulativeness; pungency
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
crab sashimi
skewering one's food with a chopstick in order to pick it up (a breach of etiquette)
hypoallergenic; low-irritating; mild (e.g. soap, shampoo)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
gonadotropic hormone (gonadotrophic)
irritability (of an organ, etc.)
bloodletting (in traditional Chinese medicine)
gill-net fishing; tangle-net fishing
stimulant; excitant; irritant; motivator; stimulus; spur
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to stab someone with a short blade
cnidarian (aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Cnidaria)
satirical cartoon; editorial cartoon; political cartoon
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
horse sashimi; horse meat sashimi; basashi
follicle-stimulating hormone; FSH
thoracentesis; thoracocentesis; pleural tap
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
stimulant; stimulative; excitant
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
bloodletting (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to be talked about behind one's back; to be criticized behind one's back
liver sashimi
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
(business) card tray
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
abdominocentesis; abdominal paracentesis; peritoneal tap
tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)
business card exchanging party
candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
federated search; cross-database search; multi-database search; searching multiple databases at once with a single query
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
tweezers; forceps
impulse conduction system (of the heart)
adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotrophic hormone; ACTH
little tern (the official bird of Chiba); sterna albifrons
there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn
machine embroidery
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
thyroid-stimulating hormone; TSH; thyrotropin; thyrotrophin
Monema flavescens (species of slug moth)
to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
prick test; scarification
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
sliced raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi; catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher
sliced raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi; catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher
tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)
tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)
tern (esp. the common tern, Sterna hirundo)
stinging (barbed) words; harsh language
to make sure (of); (lit.) to drive in a wedge
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
crab sashimi
assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)
assassin bug (any insect of family Reduviidae)
satirical cartoon; editorial cartoon; political cartoon
fugu sashimi
stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)
stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
federated search; cross-database search; multi-database search; searching multiple databases at once with a single query
cord embroidery
grain thief; tool for extracting rice from a bag for sampling
grain thief; tool for extracting rice from a bag for sampling
8.3 x 5.4 cm photograph (size)
sliced raw beef
sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
(strategy of) fielding political candidates to unseat rivals in one's own party
noxious stimulus; NS; noxious stimuli; nociceptive stimulus
threshold stimulus; liminal stimulus
cnidoblast; nematocyte
nail penetration test (of batteries)
nail penetration test (of batteries)
birdlime-covered pole
birdlime-covered pole
venipuncture; venepuncture
Cnidaria (phylum of marine animals)
cnidosac; cnidocystic sac
nettling thread; stinging filament
transcranial magnetic stimulation; TMS
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; rTMS
stimulus threshold; stimulus limen
embroidery on wool; Swiss darning; duplicate stitch
Swedish weaving; Swedish embroidery; huck embroidery; huck weaving
Swedish weaving; Swedish embroidery; huck embroidery; huck weaving
chorionic villus sampling; CVS
arthrocentesis; joint aspiration; joint puncture
Astilbe microphylla (species of astilbe)
Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
ragfish (Icosteus aenigmaticus)
assassin bug (Velinus nodipes)
assassin bug (Velinus nodipes)
soursop (Annona muricata)
roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
Examples (50 in total)
Do those insects sting?
Let's refrain from stabbing people with knives.
He stuck his knife into the tree.