Word Meaning 寸鉄人を刺す

すんてつひとをさす suntetsuhito o sasu

寸鉄人を刺す is read as すんてつひとをさす (suntetsuhito o sasu) and means to make a cutting remark.

Meaning

English

  1. to make a cutting remark
  2. to stab someone with a short blade

Reading

Kana

すんてつひとをさす

Romaji

suntetsuhito o sasu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 113302 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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寸鉄人を殺す

すんてつひとをころす

to make a cutting remark

寸鉄

すんてつ

epigram

人物寸描

じんぶつすんびょう

thumb-nail sketch

鉄人

てつじん

(steel-clad) robot

料理の鉄人

りょうりのてつじん

Iron Chef (Japanese television program, 1993-1999)

鉄人レース

てつじんれーす

triathlon

有刺鉄線

ゆうしてっせん

barbed wire

鉄刺

てっさ

fugu sashimi

寸法

すんぽう

measurement

寸前

すんぜん

just in front of

寸暇

すんか

moment's leisure

寸断

すんだん

cutting to pieces