| SHI |
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SHE takes her sword and stabs it at the tree's moustache. After all, you can't be too careful. |
| ( に ) さ＊さる |
to be stuck by (a thumbtack stuck in my shoe, your moms got a whole ham stuck in her throat)
★★★☆☆ |
| ( を ) さ＊す |
pierce or poke. Like a mosquito stings you. Also, to stab with a knife.
★★★☆☆ |
| 名刺 |
business card
★★★☆☆
business card － AKA "name card" (ネームカード） in Japanese-English. |
| 刺激 する |
stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
stimulate something - a chemical reaction, a clitoris, whatever. (v) ;a stimulus (n) |
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 版 | printing plate | FRAGMENT | 片 |
| 刷 | DAGGER | 刀 | |
| 刺 | stab / business card | TEN | 十 |
Publishers use FRAGMENTS of moveable lead type to publish books.
If you print a book in Japan making fun of the Emperor, right-wingers will assasinate you with a DAGGER.
The killer stabbed you TEN times.
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 刺 | stab / business card | TREE | 木 |
| 制 | system | DAGGER | 市 |
You stab at the TREE and watch it sway.
The system has a DAGGER (middle left) to stab people who don't obey!
KANJIDAMAGE
