刺さし

noun

grain thief; rice sampler

Abbreviation of 米刺し. Refers to a sharpened tube used to extract samples from rice bags, historically also associated with grain theft.

See also: 米刺し

• 昔むかしの米こめ問どん屋やでは、刺さしを使つかって袋ふくろの中なかの米こめを調しらべた。

  In old rice wholesalers, they used a grain sampler to check the rice inside the bags.

noun

sashimi

Abbreviation of 刺身. Casual or industry shorthand for sashimi, common in restaurant settings.

See also: 刺身

• 板いた前まえが「刺さし、一いっ丁ちょう！」と注ちゅう文もんを復ふく唱しょうした。

  The chef repeated the order, 'One sashimi!'

noun

stabbing; piercing; pricking

Noun form of 刺す, referring to the act of stabbing or piercing. Often used in compound words.

See also: 刺す · 刺す

• 刺さし傷きずが深ふかくて、出しゅっ血けつがひどかった。

  The stab wound was deep and the bleeding was severe.