# 刺 — Stab

Frequency rank 926 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 泣 (Cry), less common than 皆 (All).

- On’yomi: し
- Kun’yomi: さ
- Radical: 刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A tree on the left, a head in the middle, and a knife on the right — you take a knife to a tree branch near someone's head, sharpening it into a stake to stab with.

In words:

- 刺 とげ — thorn;splinter;spine;biting words
- 刺す さす — to pierce,to stab,to prick,to thrust
- 刺さる ささる — to stick,to be stuck

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