expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. thorny path.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
茨の道 いばらのみち
 
 
 
 
いばらの道 いばらのみち
 
 
 
 
イバラの道 イバラのみち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

briar, thorn
いばら シ かや (11th)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
next, order, sequence
つぎ ジ つ.ぐ (3rd, N3)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
road-way, street, district
みち ドウ ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび シュ おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)