VocabJLPT N4
to stab
Godan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to pierce
  2. 2. to stab
  3. 3. to sting
  4. 4. to sew
A verb meaning to pierce, stab, or stick something into something else. It can refer to stabbing with a knife, a bee stinging, or inserting a pin, and typically takes a direct object marked by を.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Is that bee going to sting me again…?

Sentence 2

"I would never stab anyone," he said flatly.

Sentence 3

I need to stop talking to myself like I'm trying to wound myself.

Sentence 4

Why do you always say things in such a cutting way?

Sentence 5

Hey, you're not actually going to hurt anyone, right? You seem really angry.