Vocab Info

N1 Noun

(とげ)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

    1. Noun

      1.

      thorn, spine, prickle

    2. Noun

      2.

      splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)

    3. Noun

      3.

      biting words

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    刺 【とげ】棘 【とげ】トゲ

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      バラの(とげ)洋服(ようふく)()さった。

      The thorn of the rose got stuck in the clothes. {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}

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      サボテンのとげ(さわ)ったら怪我(けが)をしました。

      I got hurt when I touched the thorn of a cactus. {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}

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      ウニの(とげ)自分(じぶん)()天敵(てんてき)から(まも)るためにあります。

      The spines of a sea urchin exist to protect itself from its natural enemies. {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}

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      シェフ:「(さかな)使(つか)(とき)、そのとげ(すべ)()(した)処理(しょり)大変(たいへん)なのなんのって。」

      Chef: "When using fish, the task of removing all the bones in the preparation process is just so tedious." {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}

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      (とげ)のある言葉(ことば)をクラスメイトに()われたとあって、(ぼく)(すこ)()()んでいます。

      Having been spoken to with biting words by a classmate, I am feeling a bit down. {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}

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