N21662/1725

挿さす

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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さす

Meanings

to insert, to put in
to plant (a cutting), to strike
to arrange (flowers)
to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten

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Example sentences

花瓶かびんに花はなを挿さすのが彼女かのじょの日課にっかだ。

Arranging flowers in a vase is her daily routine.

剣けんを腰こしに挿さして戦場せんじょうに向むかった。

He wore his sword in his belt and headed to the battlefield.

バラの枝えだを土つちに挿さすと、うまく根付ねづくことがある。

If you plant a rose cutting in the soil, it may take root successfully.

鍵かぎを鍵穴かぎあなに挿ささないと、ドアは開あかない。

If you don't insert the key into the keyhole, the door won't open.

生いけ花ばなの師匠ししょうは、茎くきを器うつわに挿さす角度かくどにまで細心さいしんの注意ちゅういを払はらっていた。

The ikebana master paid meticulous attention even to the angle at which stems were inserted into the vessel.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)