Japanese word

刺さる

Pronunciation

Romajisasaru

Meaning

  • verbget stuck

Example

足にガラスが刺さります。ashi ni ga ra su ga sa sa ri ma su

Glass gets stuck in my foot.

Illustration for 刺さる (get stuck)

More examples

靴の底に小さな釘が刺さっています。kutsu no soko ni chii sa na kugi ga sa sa tte i ma su

A small nail is stuck in the sole of my shoe.

Core concept

Expresses a pointed object entering a surface or body and staying lodged there.

Common phrases

  • 足に刺さるashi ni sa sa ru

    get stuck in one's foot

  • 指に刺さるyubi ni sa sa ru

    get stuck in one's finger

  • 喉に刺さるnodo ni sa sa ru

    get stuck in one's throat

Definition in Japanese

針やガラスなどの先端が、皮膚や物体に入り込んで抜けにくくなる。hari ya ga ra su na do no sen tan ga hi fu ya but tai ni hai ri ko n de nu ke ni ku ku na ru

Word origin

刺さる (sasaru) is a native Japanese verb in the intransitive pair with 刺す (sasu, "to pierce"); the pair contrasts something entering with someone making it enter.

Usage tips

  • The same verb applies to words that stay with a person emotionally, so a powerful message may be described as 刺さる (sasaru) in Japanese.

Other meanings

  • pierceverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 刺さり方sasarikataway of getting stucknoun

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