茨

thorn; briar

9 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 1203.

Readings

• いばら (kun reading): 茨城 (いばらき) Ibaraki (prefecture); 茨 (いばら) thorny shrub
• シ (on reading): 茅茨 (ぼうし) thatched roof
• ジ (on reading)
• かや (kun reading)
• くさぶき (kun reading)

Components

• 艹
• 次
• 冫 radical ice
• ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸
• 欠 radical lack; yawn

Words using 茨

• 茨城 (いばらき) Ibaraki (prefecture)
• 茨 (いばら) thorny shrub
• 茨城県 (いばらきけん) Ibaraki prefecture
• 茨城大学 (いばらきだいがく) Ibaraki University
• 茨城県警 (いばらきけんけい) Ibaraki Prefectural Police (abbr)
• 茅茨 (ぼうし) thatched roof

14 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists