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茨

briar
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingシ、ジ
Kun readingいばら、かや、くさぶき
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. briarRtK
  2. thorn

Radicals and components

Radical艸grassComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · next · ice (冫) · lack · yawn

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 511

Compound words

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
茨垣いばらがき
thorn hedge
猿捕茨さるとりいばら
Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
茨姫いばらひめ
Sleeping Beauty
野茨のいばら
multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
茨だらけいばらだらけ
thorny

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

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