茨城 いばらき Also written いばらぎ Meanings Noun Ibaraki (prefecture) Kanji 茨 thorn. Read as いばら. 城 castle Example sentences 彼女は茨城に行った。She went to Ibaraki. Words containing 茨城 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) And 4 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists