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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

1203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: briar, thorn

Kunyomi: いばら, かや, くさぶき

Onyomi: シ, ジ

Composition: 艹 次

茨

Radical

Radical: 艸

Meaning: grass

Reading: くさ

艸

Examples

Onyomi Examples

茅茨 (ボウシ) thatched roof, cogon grass and thorny shrubs (materials for thatching roofs)

Kunyomi Examples

茨 (いばら) thorny shrub, wild rose, briar, thorn, cusp

茨垣 (いばらがき) thorn hedge

野薔薇 (のいばら) multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), baby rose, Japanese rose

猿捕茨 (さるとりいばら) Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)

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