さして

point to, refer to, hold up (an umbrella), be tempted (to do something)

s a̠ ɕ i t e̞ → 為る
verb · informal Rare #38,666
point to, refer to The spelling さして can represent several different verbs; this meaning is written 指して.
JA: 地図の場所をさして説明した。
EN: I pointed to the place on the map as I explained.
hold up (an umbrella) This meaning is written 差して.
JA: 雨が降ったので、傘をさして歩いた。
EN: It was raining, so I walked holding an umbrella.
be tempted (to do something) Used in the expression 魔が差す, meaning to be suddenly tempted to do something wrong.
JA: 魔がさして、うそをついてしまった。
EN: I was tempted and ended up telling a lie.
Conjugation of 為る
Imperfect
Present
Desiderative future
Irrealis
Quotative
Potential present
Desiderative present
Potential future
Subjunctive present
Imperative present
Jussive

これをさしてくれ

Point to this.

— ライフ・イズ・ビューティフル (1997)

雨が降ったら来て、傘をさして嫌だね

Come when it rains, with an umbrella—it’s a pain, huh?

— ベイビー・ブローカー (2022)

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