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Kanji Detail for 茨 - "thorns"

茨

  • Meaning

    茨 means "thorns." Also associated with bramble, ibaraki.

    1. Thorns - Sharp spines on plants.

    2. Bramble - A prickly shrub.

    3. Ibaraki - A prefecture in Japan.

  • Tattoo check: 茨

    • Verified meaning: thorns
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いばら)
    • Also carries these associations: bramble, ibaraki

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 茨

    Given names 茨(いばら)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    briar; thorn

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris); to thatch (a roof)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To thatch a roof with cogon grass. | A plant name. It is 蒺藜 (caltrop). The Book of Odes says "The wall has caltrops." | 慈姑. Also written as 茨菰 (arrowhead).

  • Onyomi

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    ji(ジ) ジ

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

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    ibara(いばら) いばら

    kaya(かや) かや

    kusabuki(くさぶき) くさぶき

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    thorns bramble ibaraki thatch thistle barbs briar bristly jagged nettles plants prefecture prickly rough sharp shrub spiky spines spiny

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