Noun
thorn; spine; prickle
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. splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
biting words
Also written 棘【とげ】
8 results for *棘
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棘おどろ
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Nounbriars; thicket; the bush
茨いばら
Nounthorny shrub · wild rose; briar · thorn
荊棘けいきょく
Nounwild rose; bramble · briar patch · obstacle; source of difficulty; thorn
骨棘こつきょく
Nounbone spur; osteophyte
毒棘どくきょく
Nounpoisonous spine; venomous spine
肩甲棘けんこうきょく
Nounscapular spine; spine of the scapula; spina scapulae
坐骨棘ざこつきょく
Nounischial spine