棘 (とげ)thorn; spine; prickle

thorn; spine; pricklenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
biting wordsnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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棘Thorn; Splinter; SpineRead with its kun'yomi here

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