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棘 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「木」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「木」
On
キョクきょく · kyoku
Kun
いばら・とげibara · toge
Meaning
a thorn

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Two 朿 "thorn" side by side: a thorn, and words that prick like one.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 棘とげ

    a thorn

  • 荊棘けいきょく

    brambles; hardship

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

言葉(ことば)に棘(とげ)があった。

There was a thorn in those words.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

荊棘棘荊thorn朮a medi…朶a bran…朿a thor…朸a carr…杙a stak…亟freque…洫a ditc…勖to enc…跼to sto…蕀a thor…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 木Map of reading キョクAll maps

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