刺さる|ささるsasaru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to get stuck (in); to lodge (in)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto resonate emotionally; to move
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 刺さる(ささる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 刺さります(ささります) |
| Negative (nai) | 刺さらない(ささらない) |
| polite (masen) | 刺さりません(ささりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 刺さらず・刺さらぬ(ささらず・ささらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 刺さった(ささった) |
| polite (mashita) | 刺さりました(ささりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 刺さらなかった(ささらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 刺さりませんでした(ささりませんでした) |
| Te form | 刺さって(ささって) |
| Potential | 刺される(さされる) |
| Passive | 刺さられる(ささられる) |
| Causative | 刺さらせる(ささらせる) |
| Causative passive | 刺さらせられる・刺さらされる(ささらせられる・ささらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 刺されば(さされば) |
| tara | 刺さったら(ささったら) |
| Volitional | 刺さろう(ささろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 刺さりましょう(ささりましょう) |
| Imperative | 刺され(さされ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- Synonym突き刺さるつきささるNeutralGoes in deeper than 「刺さる」, burying itself well inside; also used of words that stab at the heart.
- Antonym抜けるぬけるNeutralThe reverse of 「刺さる」: what was stuck in comes loose or falls out, as in 「刺が抜ける」.
- Antonym外れるはずれるNeutralComes off a fitted or hooked position, or misses a target; it contrasts with 「刺さる」 only in the coming-off sense, not in missing.
Use 「刺さる」 for something sharp sticking into something, or for words that strike home. When it sinks in deep, use 「突き刺さる」. When what was stuck in falls out, say 「抜ける」; 「外れる」 contrasts with 「刺さる」 only where something comes off its fitting.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


