JLPT N3 Vocabulary

刺さる（ささる）

to stick in; to be stuck in

Reading: ささる
Sino-Vietnamese: thích
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Intransitive verb: とげが刺さる, 針が刺さる, 魚の骨がのどに刺さる. The transitive verb is 刺す. Means a pointed object being lodged in something; also used figuratively as 言葉が胸に刺さる.

Examples

指にとげが刺さって痛い。A thorn is stuck in my finger and it hurts.
魚の骨がのどに刺さってしまった。A fish bone got stuck in my throat.

Easily confused with

刺す
刺激
突き刺さる
挟まる

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刺すさすthíchto stab; to sting
まさかnever imagined; surely not🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 14 times (12/2021, 7/2023, 12/2023…)100% answer wrong
つまりtức là, nói cách khác🔥 Very frequentTested 14 times (12/2021, 12/2022, 7/2024…)
うっかりsơ ý, lỡ, lơ đễnh🔥 Very frequentTested 14 times (12/2021, 12/2022, 7/2023…)
ところがthế nhưng, vậy mà🔥 Very frequentTested 11 times (7/2019, 12/2019, 7/2024…)
ぐっすりngủ say, ngủ ngon🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 10 times (12/2018, 12/2020, 12/2024…)86% answer wrong
どうしてもdù thế nào cũng; nhất định🔥 Very frequentTested 9 times (7/2022, 12/2022, 7/2024…)
せっかくmất công; hiếm có🔥 Very frequentTested 9 times (7/2022, 12/2022, 7/2023…)

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刺さる（ささる）

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刺さる（ささる）

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