荊 — kanji meaning “thorn”
荊
thorn, brier, whip
- Meanings
- thorn, brier, whip
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi
- いばら
- Strokes
- 9
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- jīng — Chinese character page
Words with 荊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荊棘 | けいきょく keikyoku | wild rose; bramble |
| 荊冠 | けいかん keikan | crown of thorns |
| 荊妻 | けいさい keisai | one's own wife |
| 荊棘線 | ばらせん barasen | barbed wire |
| 蔓荊 | はまごう hamagou | beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia); round-leaf vitex |
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