荊

9 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

thorn, brier, whip

Kun'yomi
  • いばら
    		thorny shrub ②wild rose ③thorn ④cusp
On'yomi
  • ケイ

Main Radical

艸(KanXi) 刀(Nelson)

Character Breakdown

thorn, brier, whip
ケイ　いばら (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
punish, penalty, sentence
ケイ　おさか　ぎょう (8th, N1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Common Words

けい
荊
かん
冠
crown of thorns
けい
荊
さい
妻
one's own wife
けい
荊
きょく
棘
wild rose ②briar patch ③obstacle
ばら
荊棘
せん
線
barbed wire
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References

Unicode hex code 834A
JIS X 0208 1-23-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 689
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5027
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 899
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30940X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f7.3
Four corner code 4240.0