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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

荊

Readings

Kana: ケイ、いばら
Romaji: kei, ibara
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

thorn, brier, whip

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  18
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-6
Korean Reading:  hyeong
Chinese Reading:  jing1
Unicode:  834a
JIS:  3755

Indexes

Nelson Index: 689
New Nelson Index: 5027
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f7.3
Four Corner Index: 4240.0
Japanese Names Index: 899
Daikanwanjiten Index: 30940X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0638

Words

茨 (いばら、イバラ)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
荊妻 (けいさい)
one's own wife
荊棘線 (ばらせん)
barbed wire
蔓荊 (はまごう、ハマゴウ)
beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia); round-leaf vitex
荊冠 (けいかん)
crown of thorns
荊棘 (けいきょく、ばら)
wild rose; bramble; briar patch; thorn (used figuratively as an obstacle or source of difficulty)
棘 (おどろ)
briars; thicket; the bush
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