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
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単語の種類
名詞
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バラの棘が洋服に刺さった。
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}
サボテンのとげを触ったら怪我をしました。
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}
ウニの棘は自分の身を天敵から守るためにあります。
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}
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: "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}
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。
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}