Meanings
Readings
Common Words
thorn; spine; prickle
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
biting words
thorny shrub
Often written ่่
wild rose; briar
thorn
Architecture
cusp
wild rose; bramble
ใใใใใ only
briar patch
ใใใใใ only; Idiomatic expression
obstacle; source of difficulty; thorn
Proverb; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)
there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
Echinodermata (phylum of marine invertebrates)
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