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    3. 荊

    荊

    荊いばら

    thorn

    NTNature & EnvironmentKanji9 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    いばら

    On'yomi

    ケイ

    thornbrierwhip

    艹刑

    艹
    干
    十
    刂
    刀

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    型草苹莉萍苦苅萃型茜荒草荘茸茶苹茫茘莉萍莽

    Alternative forms of this concept

    䒑
    艸

    Concepts using this kanji

    荊妻

    one's own wife

    荊棘線

    barbed wire

    蔓荊

    beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia)

    荊冠

    crown of thorns

    荊棘

    wild rose

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 刂
    • 刀
    • 十
    • 干
    • 艹

    is_used_in

    • 荊冠
    • 荊妻
    • 荊棘
    • 荊棘線
    • 蔓荊

    Similar concepts

    • 型
    • 草
    • 苹
    • 莉
    • 萍
    • 苦
    • 苅
    • 萃
    • 茜
    • 荒
    • 荘
    • 茸
    • 茶
    • 茫
    • 茘
    • 莽

    Variants

    • 䒑
    • 艸

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