How to say "stabbing" in Japanese

• グサグサ
  adverb (with と)A less common mimetic word for stabbing or piercing repeatedly — something going in again and again rather than a single thrust. It paints the repeated action vividly.
• 刺突しとつ
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA less common noun for the act of stabbing or piercing something. It names the action itself, as an event, rather than the sharp quality of a stabbing pain.
• 刺衝ししょう
  noun, suru verbA less common word whose senses are 'stabbing' and 'stimulation'. For actual stabbing it is seldom the word you want; treat it as a marginal choice for this sense.
• 鋭いするどいJLPT N3approx.Common
  i-adjectiveThe common choice when 'stabbing' describes pain: a stabbing pain is a sharp, acute one. The adjective also covers sharp tones and cutting remarks, so its use goes well beyond physical stabbing.
  ここに鋭するどい痛いたみがあります。↗

  I have a sharp pain here.
• ぶっつり
  adverb (with と)A less common mimetic word for stabbing with a knife or similar implement. It evokes the thrust of a blade, so it suits vivid descriptions of a stabbing.

Use the common adjective 「鋭い」 for sharp, stabbing pain; 「グサグサ」 and 「ぶっつり」 are less common mimetic words for repeated stabbing and stabbing with a knife; 刺突 and 刺衝 are less common words for the act itself.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ぐさぐさstabbing (repeatedly)
• 刺突しとつstabbing
• 刺衝ししょうstabbing
• 鋭いするどいsharp (pain, tone, etc.)
• 刺しさしstabbing
• ぶっつりstabbing (with a knife, etc.)