とげ

刺

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    thorn, spine, prickle

    • どのバラにもとげがあるように人生には悲しみがある。
      Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

    • この指に刺がささって取れません。
      I can't get this splinter out of my finger.

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    biting words

    • 彼の言葉にはとげがあった。
      There was a bite in his remark.