Shirabe
釘 を 刺す

刺すさす

Common Godan Transitive
English jmdict
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb to pierce;to stab;to prick;to stick;to thrust
蚊にたくさん刺されました。
I got a lot of mosquito bites.
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb to sting;to bite
rarely also written 螫す
3
Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb to sew;to stitch;to embroider
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb to pole (a boat)
See also: 差す (さす)
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb to catch (with a limed pole)
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Godan verb with 'su' endingtransitive verb baseball to put (a runner) out;to pick off
Other forms 螫す 【さす】 (search-only kanji form)

釘を刺すくぎをさす

Expression Godan
English jmdict
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expressions (phrasesGodan verb with 'su' ending idiomatic expression to give a warning;to remind (a person) of;to drive in a nail
実際はそんなことあるわけないが、釘を刺すにはちょうどよさそうだ。
There's no way something like that would really happen, but it seemed just right to drive the point home.
Other forms 釘をさす 【くぎをさす】 · クギを刺す 【くぎをさす】 · くぎを刺す 【くぎをさす】 (search-only kanji form) · 釘を差す 【くぎをさす】 (search-only kanji form) · 釘を挿す 【くぎをさす】 (search-only kanji form)