荊 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
道準1University / general ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
- On
- ケイ
- Kun
- いばら
- Meaning
- thorn; brier
Origin
Grass 艹 with 刑 as phonetic: the low shrub covered in thorns.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 荊棘けいきょく
thorns; hardship
- 荊冠けいかん
crown of thorns
Example
荊棘の道を長く歩んできた。
They have walked a thorny road for a long time.
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