| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 刺激 | しげき | stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation |
| 名刺 | めいし | business card |
| 刺し身 | さしみ | sashimi (sliced raw fish) |
| 刺す | さす | to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust, to bite, to sting, to pin down, to stitch, to put (a runner) out, to pole (a boat), to catch (with a line), to stick |
| 刺し | さし | sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish) |
| 風刺 | ふうし | satire, irony, sarcasm |
| 刺さる | ささる | to stick, to be stuck |
| 刺殺 | しさつ | stabbing to death; putting out (baseball) |
| 突き刺さる | つきささる | to stick into, to pierce, to run into |
| 刺繍 | ししゅう | embroidery |
