thorn, brier, whip

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ケイ

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いばら

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Common Words

ばらイバラNounFreq #21970
1

thorny shrub

2

Often written 薔薇

wild rose; briar

3

thorn

4

Architecture

cusp

荊棘いきょくNounFreq #81656
1

wild rose; bramble

2

けいきょく only

briar patch

3

けいきょく only; Idiomatic expression

obstacle; source of difficulty; thorn

荊冠いかんNounFreq #157288
1

crown of thorns

荊妻いさいNounFreq #183958
1

Humble

one's own wife

ごう蔓荊ハマゴウNounUsually kanaFreq #232188
1

beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia); round-leaf vitex

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