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:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Kunyomi Examples

いばら thorny shrub, wild rose, briar, thorn, cusp

いばらがき thorn hedge

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

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