Word details
いらくさ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word いらくさ.
Dictionary
Entry
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Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
Examples
バラのとげで刺されるよりは、いらくさのとげで刺された方がましだ。
It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
刺
thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card
8 strokesFrequency 1,031JLPT N2Grade 8
On
シ
Kun
さ.すさ.さるさ.しさしとげ
草
grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
9 strokesFrequency 967JLPT N2Grade 1
On
ソウ
Kun
くさくさ--ぐさ
Nanori
そや
蕁
a kind of grass
15 strokes
On
ジンタン
麻
hemp, flax, numb
11 strokesFrequency 1,142JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ママア
Kun
あさ
Nanori
ああざお
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