Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    thorny path

    Idiomatic expression

Also written いばらの道【いばらのみち】イバラの道【イバラのみち】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

briar, thorn

Kun
いばらかやくさぶき
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
Frequency
1203 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 52

Built from

Used in names as

あしえばらばらまつまん

Dictionary and index codes (18)
CodeReference
2-3-6, 2-4-6SKIP code
3k6.11The Kanji Dictionary
4418.2Four corner code
8328Unicode hex code
1-16-81JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3930Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5017New Nelson (John Haig)
2812Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1952Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
472Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
511Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1269A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
30896XMorohashi
955Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
483Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci2Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
52WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

Kun
みちいう
On
ドウトウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
207 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

みつおさむ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-9, 3-2-9SKIP code
2q9.14The Kanji Dictionary
3830.6Four corner code
979deroo
9053Unicode hex code
1-38-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4724Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6091New Nelson (John Haig)
3134New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3888Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2000Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2701Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
277Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
295Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
129A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1811Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
141Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39010PMorohashi
188A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
149Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
149Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
122sakade
93Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
205henshall3
220Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
123crowley
66Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.7busy_people
710Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
283Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao4Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level