Vocab Info

N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

()さるto stick into (something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to resonate emotionally, to move

    All Forms

    刺さる 【ささる】

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    Examples

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      (のど)(さかな)(ほね)()さりました

      A fish bone got stuck in my throat. {to stick into (something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)}

      • N2

      (ひど)言葉(ことば)(むね)にチクリと()さった

      The harsh words pierced my heart sharply. {to stick into (something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)}

      • N2

      ()ったトゲをピンセットでそっと()く。

      To gently remove the embedded thorn with tweezers. {to stick into (something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)}

      • N2

      ()()さった()んでしまうので、(よろい)()いではならない。

      If an arrow pierces into you, you will die, so you must not remove your armor. {to stick into (something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)}

      • N2

      両親(りょうしん)(きび)しい言葉(ことば)()って(くる)しかった(とき)も、兄弟(きょうだい)だけは味方(みかた)だった。

      Even when my parents' harsh words pierced me, my siblings were always on my side. {to stick into (something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)}

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