Japanese symbol for “briar”
野ばら
のばら
Romaji: nobara
wild rose; briar
In Japanese, briar is 野ばら, read のばら (nobara).
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Meanings
- n wild rose; briar
- n multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose
Written forms: 野ばら、野バラ、野薔薇. Readings: のばら、のバラ、ノバラ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “briar”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茨 | いばら ibara | wild rose; briar |
| ブライヤー | ブライヤー buraiyaa | brier (Erica arborea); briar |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野球 | やきゅう yakyuu | baseball |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 野菜 | やさい yasai | vegetable |
| 野党 | やとう yatou | opposition party; the opposition |
| 視野 | しや shiya | field of vision; view |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain; open field |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.