briar, thorn
On'yomi (音読み)
- シ
- ジ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いばら
- かや
- くさぶき
About this kanji
The kanji 茨 means "briar" or "thorn," and typically refers to thorny plants. It is often used as a noun, such as in the compound 茨垣 (いばらがき), which means "thorn hedge," referring to a fence made from thorny bushes. Another compound is 茨藻 (いばらも), or "spiny water nymph," which describes a type of aquatic plant. Additionally, 茨城 (いばらき) is the name of a prefecture in Japan. A quick note: while this kanji has a specific meaning related to thorns, it can also appear in names and places, showing its versatility in the language.
Example sentences
茨の道を進んだ。
I walked down the thorny path.
Meanings across languages
- English
- briar, thorn
- Tiếng Việt
- mãng cầu
- 日本語
- 茨
- 한국어
- 가시
- 中文
- 荆棘
- id
- duri
- th
- หนาม
- es
- espina
- fr
- épine
- de
- Dorn
- pt
- espinho
Common compounds
- 茨垣いばらがきthorn hedge
- 茨藻いばらもspiny water nymph (Najas marina), spiny naiad, holly-leaved naiad
- 茨城いばらきIbaraki (prefecture)
- 茅茨ぼうしthatched roof, cogon grass and thorny shrubs (materials for thatching roofs)
- 茨城県いばらきけんIbaraki prefecture
- 茨の冠いばらのかんむりa crown of thorns
- 茨の道いばらのみちthorny path
- 猿捕茨さるとりいばらSmilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
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