刺さし違ちがえる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

stab each other

Describes a mutual stabbing, often in a fight or duel. Can be literal or figurative.

二人ふたりは刀かたなで刺さし違ちがえた。
The two stabbed each other with swords.

2

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

sacrifice oneself to harm another

Figurative use: to bring someone down even at the cost of one's own life or well-being. Often used in dramatic or historical contexts.

彼かれは敵てき将しょうと刺さし違ちがえる覚かく悟ごで戦せん場じょうに向むかった。

He went to the battlefield prepared to sacrifice himself to take down the enemy commander.

Written forms

刺さし違ちがえるUsage84%
Standard kanji spelling.
刺さしちがえるUsage16%
Mixed kana spelling; sometimes used for clarity or in less formal writing.
刺さし違ちがえる
Abbreviated kanji form; less common and may be considered non-standard.

Kanji

刺thorn, pierce, stab
違difference, differ

Similar words

刺さす
刺す is a transitive verb meaning 'to stab' a single target. 刺し違える is intransitive and implies mutual action or self-sacrifice.
相あい打うち
相打ち means 'mutual strike' or 'simultaneous blow', often in sports or combat, without the self-sacrificial nuance of 刺し違える.

Etymology

Compound of 刺し (continuative form of 刺す 'to stab') + 違える (potential or mutual form of 違う 'to differ', here meaning 'to cross' or 'to exchange'). Literally 'to stab each other'.