茨 — kanji meaning “briar”
茨
briar, thorn
- Meanings
- briar, thorn
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)、ジ (ji)
- Kun'yomi
- いばら、かや、くさぶき
- Name readings
- あし、えばら、ばら、まつ、まん
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #1203 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- cí — Chinese character page
Words with 茨
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茨城 | いばらき ibaraki | Ibaraki (prefecture) |
| 茨城大学 | いばらきだいがく ibarakidaigaku | Ibaraki University |
| 茨城県 | いばらきけん ibarakiken | Ibaraki prefecture |
| 茨の冠 | いばらのかんむり ibaranokanmuri | a crown of thorns |
| 茨の道 | いばらのみち ibaranomichi | thorny path |
| 茨垣 | いばらがき ibaragaki | thorn hedge |
| 猿捕茨 | さるとりいばら sarutoriibara | Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla) |
| 茨だらけ | いばらだらけ ibaradarake | thorny |
| 茨藻海老 | いばらもえび ibaramoebi | spiny lebbeid (Lebbeus groenlandicus) |
| 茨藻 | いばらも ibaramo | spiny water nymph (Najas marina); spiny naiad; holly-leaved naiad |
| 茅茨 | ぼうし boushi | thatched roof |
| 蛇結茨 | じゃけついばら jaketsuibara | Caesalpinia decapetala var. japonica |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.