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RTK / HeisigFrame #511

茨

briar

Lv 52

Strokes: 9

JLPT: Not in JLPT

Jōyō: Grade 4

Radical Components

Meanings

briar RTKThorn

Community Mnemonic

▲ 735 votes

To prevent animals from eating the beautiful flowers in your garden, the best thing to do is to plant briar bushes immediately next to them.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

しじ

Kun'yomi

いばら