心こころに突つき刺ささる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

strike a chord; resonate emotionally; be gut-wrenching

Describes words, actions, or events that deeply affect one's emotions, often painfully or poignantly. The image is of something piercing the heart.

• 彼かれの最さい後ごの言こと葉ばが心こころに突つき刺ささった。

  His final words struck a chord with me.

• その映えい画がのラストシーンは心こころに突つき刺ささるものがあった。

  The final scene of that movie was gut-wrenching.