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
Noun
2.
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
Noun
3.
biting words
All Forms
刺 【とげ】、棘 【とげ】、トゲ
Details
Pitch Accent
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げ
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バラの棘が洋服に刺さった。
A rose thorn got stuck in my clothes.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
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