Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to stick into; to pierce; to run into
Kanji used
thrust
stab
Pitch accent
きささ
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Composed of
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
Examples (2 in total)
There was a knife stuck in the pillar.
The pin pierced his finger and it began to bleed.