けい
荊
きょく
棘

noun

  1. wild rose, bramble.
  2. briar patch.
  3. obstacle, source of difficulty, thorn. Idiomatic expression.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
荊
きょく
棘
 荊棘 けいきょく
ばら
荊棘
 荊棘 ばら

Contained Kanji 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 (Late Jr. High, 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
thorn, splinter, spine
とげ　キョク　いばら (Kentei 1)
thorn
シ　とげ (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)