Vocab Info
N1 Noun
棘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
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun - 1. - thorn, spine, prickle 
- 2. - splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone) 
- 3. - biting words 
 
All Forms
刺 【とげ】、棘 【とげ】、トゲ
Details
- と 
- げ 
 
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Examples
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- バラの棘が洋服に刺さった。 - A rose thorn got stuck in my clothes. - N1
 
- サボテンのとげを触ったら怪我をしました。 - I hurt myself touching a cactus spine. - N1
 
- ウニの棘は自分の身を天敵から守るためにあります。 - A sea urchin's spines help protect it from predators. - N1
 
- シェフ:「魚を使う時、そのとげを全て抜く下処理が大変なのなんのって。」 - Chef: 'Prepping fish is such a hassle. You've gotta remove every little bone.' - N1
 
- 棘のある言葉をクラスメイトに言われたとあって、僕は少し落ち込んでいます。 - A classmate hit me with some biting words, and honestly, I'm feeling kinda down. - N1
 
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