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荊 Kanji meaning "thorn, brier, whip"

Jiten frequency #3260Kanken Level 準1TMW Divine Idol9 strokes

Meanings

thorn, brier, whip

On'yomi

ケイ

Kun'yomi

いばら

Reading usage

荊(けい)Kei #75522荊(けい)棘(きょく)wild rose #116311荊(けい)冠(かん)crown of thorns #179490荊軻(けいか)Jing Ke (?-227 BC) #222126荊山(けいざん)Keizan #319766荊(けい)妻(さい)one's own wife #462031荊渓(けいけい)Keikei #462031荊三(けいぞう)Keizou #462031

Most common words using this kanji

荊(いばら)thorny shrub #73800荊(けい)Kei #75522荊(けい)棘(きょく)wild rose #116311荊(けい)冠(かん)crown of thorns #179490荊木(ばらき)Ibaraki #221988荊軻(けいか)Jing Ke (?-227 BC) #222126荊山(けいざん)Keizan #319766荊尾(かたらお)Katarao #338858荊沢(おとろざわ)Otorozawa #366839荊渓(けいけい)Keikei #462031荊本(いばらもと)Ibaramoto #462031荊島(ばらじま)Barajima #462031蔓荊(ハマゴウ)beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia) #462031荊窪(ばらくぼ)Barakubo #462031荊田(くきた)Kukita #462031荊(けい)妻(さい)one's own wife #462031荊棘(おどろ)briars #462031荊津(おどろつ)Odorotsu #462031荊(ば)棘(ら)線(せん)barbed wire #462031荊三(けいぞう)Keizou #462031
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