Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending

    to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; to drive in a nail

    Idiomatic expression

    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.

Also written 釘をさす【くぎをさす】クギを刺す【くぎをさす】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

nail, tack, peg

Kun
くぎ
On
テイチョウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2496 of 2500
Radical
gold

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-8-2SKIP code
8a2.4The Kanji Dictionary
8112.0Four corner code
91d8Unicode hex code
1-37-03JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4816Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6217New Nelson (John Haig)
1667New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2100Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1489Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2766Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2788Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1154Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
40159Morohashi
ding1, ding4Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card

Kun
さ.すさ.さるさ.しさしとげ
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1031 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
2f6.2The Kanji Dictionary
5290.0Four corner code
1543deroo
523aUnicode hex code
1-27-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
682Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
480New Nelson (John Haig)
1275New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1625Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
855Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
417Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
446Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
954A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
654Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1139Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1969Morohashi
1314A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
881Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
902Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
360Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1154Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1319Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
192Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
424Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci4Pinyin reading
ja, cheogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level