Kanji

棘

Meaning

thorn splinter spine

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • いばら
  • とげ うお stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
  • とげ ねずみ Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
  • とげ くりがに helmet crab (Telmessus acutidens)

On'yomi

  • きょく じょう spiny ray (of a fin)
  • こつ きょく bone spur
  • どく きょく poisonous spine

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/12

Related Entries

棘 おどろ
briars, thicket, the bush
棘 とげ
thorn, spine, prickle, splinte...
棘 いばら
thorny shrub, wild rose, briar...

Component Analysis

棘
thorn, splinter, spine...
いばら, とげ, キョク
朿
thorn
とげ, シ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
冂
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ, ケイ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
朿
thorn
とげ, シ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
冂
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ, ケイ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク

Common Words

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