突き刺さる・突刺さる|つきささるtsukisasaru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
突き刺さる突き刺さる is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. Its mixed kanji-kana spelling is suitable for ordinary writing.
突刺さる突刺さる is a less common mixed kanji-kana variant of 突き刺さる. You may encounter it in writing, but beginners should use 突き刺さる instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto stick (into); to pierce
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
Conjugation
Dictionary form突き刺さる(つきささる)
Polite (masu)突き刺さります(つきささります)
Negative (nai)突き刺さらない(つきささらない)
polite (masen)突き刺さりません(つきささりません)
classical zu / nu突き刺さらず・突き刺さらぬ(つきささらず・つきささらぬ)
Past (ta)突き刺さった(つきささった)
polite (mashita)突き刺さりました(つきささりました)
Past negative (nakatta)突き刺さらなかった(つきささらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)突き刺さりませんでした(つきささりませんでした)
Te form突き刺さって(つきささって)
Potential突き刺される(つきさされる)
Passive突き刺さられる(つきささられる)
Causative突き刺さらせる(つきささらせる)
Causative passive突き刺さらせられる・突き刺さらされる(つきささらせられる・つきささらされる)
Conditional (ba)突き刺されば(つきさされば)
tara突き刺さったら(つきささったら)
Volitional突き刺さろう(つきささろう)
polite (mashou)突き刺さりましょう(つきささりましょう)
Imperative突き刺され(つきさされ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive突き刺さるつきささる⇄transitive突き刺すつきさす
矢やが突き刺つきささる
突き刺さる focuses on the event or resulting state, as in 矢が突き刺さる; 突き刺す foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 矢を突き刺す.

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Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym刺さるささるNeutralThe most general word for something sticking in; unlike 「突き刺さる」 it does not stress depth. It can also mean words that strike home emotionally, as in 「心に刺さる」.
  • Antonym抜けるぬけるNeutralIntransitive: what is stuck comes or falls out on its own — the opposite of 「突き刺さる」's piercing in. To pull something out deliberately, use 「抜く」.

Use 「刺さる」 when something is simply stuck in; use 「突き刺さる」 for a sharp point driving in deep, or figuratively for words or a gaze that pierce the heart, as in 「胸に突き刺さる言葉」. When something stuck comes out, say 「抜ける」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 先さきのとがった物ものが中なかまで深ふかく入はいりこむ。
  2. 勢いきおいよくまっすぐに飛とびこむ。
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