This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

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荊、棘
いばら、イバラ
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
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とげ
thorn; spine; prickle; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
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荊棘
おどろ
briars; thicket; the bush
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荊棘

けいきょく、ばら
wild rose; bramble; briar patch; thorn (used figuratively as an obstacle or source of difficulty)
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荊棘線

ばらせん
barbed wire
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棘皮動物

きょくひどうぶつ
echinoderm
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棘蝶々魚

棘蝶蝶魚
とげちょうちょううお、トゲチョウチョウウオ
threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga, species of the Indo-Pacific)
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棘突起

きょくとっき
spinous process
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棘鼠

刺鼠
とげねずみ、トゲネズミ
Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
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棘皮動物門

きょくひどうぶつもん
Echinodermata (phylum of marine invertebrates)