Word
刺
とげ
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CommonJLPT N1
Meanings
- Noun
thorn; spine; prickle
- Noun
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
- Noun
biting words
In Spanish
espinas
- Other forms
- 棘
- Other readings
- トゲ
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
どのバラにもとげがあるように人生には悲しみがある。
Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns.
Tatoeba #200380(opens in a new tab)この指に刺がささって取れません。
I can't get this splinter out of my finger.
Tatoeba #221745(opens in a new tab)