Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “釘を刺す”

釘を刺す

くぎをさす

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

Example sentence

There's no way something like that would really happen, but it seemed just right to drive the point home.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

釘
On
てい;ちょう
Kun
くぎ
Stroke count
10

・nail

・tack

・peg

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刺
On
し
Kun
さ.す;さ.さる;さ.し;さし;とげ
Stroke count
8

・thorn

・pierce

・stab

・prick

・sting

・calling card

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