刺す
刺す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 刺す | 刺さない |
| Polite | 刺します | 刺しません |
| Past polite | 刺しました | 刺しませんでした |
| Past | 刺した | 刺さなかった |
| Te-form | 刺して | 刺さないで |
| Desire | 刺したい | 刺したくない |
| Potential | 刺せる | 刺せない |
| Passive | 刺される | 刺されない |
| Causative | 刺させる | 刺させない |
| Causative passive | 刺させられる | 刺させられない |
| Volitional | 刺そう | |
| Polite volitional | 刺しましょう | |
| Imperative | 刺せ | 刺すな |
| Conditional | 刺せば | 刺さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 刺したら | 刺さなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
pierce; stab; prick; stick into
Core physical sense: a pointed object enters or is thrust into something. Common with knives, needles, thorns, skewers, and similar objects.
He stabbed the other person's arm with a knife.
Skewer the meat and grill it.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Used for insects and similar creatures causing a puncturing bite or sting. In everyday Japanese, passive forms such as 蚊に刺される and ハチに刺される are especially common; 螫す is a rare spelling for this sense.
I was bitten by mosquitoes last night, and my legs itch.
If you are stung by a bee, treat it right away.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Used when a needle repeatedly pierces cloth to sew, stitch, or embroider; common in expressions involving decorative stitching or patterns.
She embroidered a flower pattern on the white cloth with red thread.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
pole a boat
Specialized and uncommon use for moving a boat by pushing with a pole. The related spelling 差す is often the clearer spelling for this boat-poling sense.
See also: 差す
In descriptions of old boat transport, the expression 'pole a boat with a pole' appears.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
catch with a limed pole
Rare traditional hunting use: catching birds or small animals with a sticky birdlime pole rather than literally stabbing them.
The hunting method of catching birds with a birdlime pole is rarely seen today.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
put a runner out; pick off
Baseball term for throwing out or picking off a runner. The object is typically 走者 or ランナー.
The catcher threw out the runner at first.
The pitcher picked off the runner with a pickoff throw.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を〈物〉で刺すto stab someone with something
The man stabbed the victim with a knife.
- 〈虫〉に刺されるto get stung or bitten by an insect
In summer, I often get bitten by mosquitoes.
- 〈物〉に模様を刺すto stitch a pattern into something
She stitched a floral pattern into the cloth.
- 走者を刺すto throw out or pick off a base runner
The catcher threw out the runner at second base.