KanjiN2Secondary school · 中学8 strokesRadical 刀

刺 · thorn, pierce

刺 is a kanji meaning thorn, pierce, stab, prick. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 刺
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
刺激しげき	しげき	stimulus, impetus, incentive	N3
刺さるささる	ささる	to stick, to be stuck	N3
刺すさす	さす	to sting, to bite (e.g., bug), to prick, to stab	N3
名刺めいし	めいし	(name) card; business card	N3
刺身さしみ	さしみ	sliced raw fish	N2
刺繍ししゅう	ししゅう	embroidery	N1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

8 strokes