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ๆฃ˜
ๆฃ˜
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Meanings

thorn
splinter
spine
biting words
briers

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฏ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ„ใฐใ‚‰
ใจใ’

Common Words

ๆฃ˜
ใจใ’
ใƒˆใ‚ฒ
Noun
Freq #9207
1

thorn; spine; prickle

Examples
ใฉใฎใƒใƒฉใซใ‚‚ใจใ’ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซไบบ็”Ÿใซใฏๆ‚ฒใ—ใฟใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns.
2

splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆŒ‡ใซๅˆบใŒใ•ใ•ใฃใฆๅ–ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
I can't get this splinter out of my finger.
3

biting words

Examples
ๅฝผใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใซใฏใจใ’ใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใ€‚
There was a bite in his remark.
่Š
ๆฃ˜
ใ„ใฐใ‚‰
ใ‚คใƒใƒฉ
Noun
Freq #21970
1

thorny shrub

2

Often written ่–”่–‡

wild rose; briar

3

thorn

4

Architecture

cusp

ใ‘ใ„ใใ‚‡ใ
ใ€Š ใฐใ‚‰ ใ€‹
Noun
Freq #81656
1

wild rose; bramble

2

ใ‘ใ„ใใ‚‡ใ only

briar patch

3

ใ‘ใ„ใใ‚‡ใ only; Idiomatic expression

obstacle; source of difficulty; thorn

ใฉใใใ‚‡ใ
Noun
Freq #134508
1

poisonous spine; venomous spine

ใใ‚‡ใใฒใฉใ†ใถใค
Noun
Freq #168287
1

echinoderm

ใ“ใคใใ‚‡ใ
ใ“ใฃใใ‚‡ใ
Noun
Freq #181046
1

bone spur; osteophyte

ใใ‚‡ใใจใฃใ
Noun
Freq #199191
1

spinous process

็ถบ้บ—ใช่–”่–‡ใซใฏๅˆบใŒใ‚ใ‚‹
ใใ‚Œใ„ใชใฐใ‚‰ใซใฏใจใ’ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹
Expression
Freq #213713
1

Proverb; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn

ๆฃ˜้ญš
ๅˆบ้ญš
ใƒˆใ‚ฒใ‚ฆใ‚ช
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #248930
1

stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)

ใใ‚‡ใใฒใฉใ†ใถใคใ‚‚ใ‚“
Noun
Freq #283439
1

Echinodermata (phylum of marine invertebrates)

๐ŸŽ“

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