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    3. とどめを刺す

    とどめを刺す

    と​ど​め​を​刺さす​

    to finish off

    NTVerbSports & Martial ArtsMilitaryKanji Vocab21 strokes

    止めを刺す

    とどめをさす

    Verb

    1.
    to finish off, to ensure (something) is dead, to deliver the coup de grace
    2.
    to put an end to, to deliver the final blow
    3.
    to be the best for A

    Stroke 0 / 21

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    Characters that make up this word

    刺
    さ.す・さ.さる・さ.し・さし・とげ…(1)
    thorn・pierce・stab・prick・sting…(1)
    Kanji
    と
    to
    Kana
    ど
    do
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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