刺
N1とげ toge
- thorn
- splinter
- spine
- biting words
noun
Chinese meanings
刺;尖刻的话
Examples
- 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.这根手指里扎了刺,拔不出来。
- 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.正如每朵玫瑰都有刺,人生也有悲伤。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('c3f48454f3'); // 刺
{
"id": "c3f48454f3",
"word": "刺",
"reading": "とげ",
"romaji": "toge",
"meanings": [
"thorn",
"splinter",
"spine",
"biting words"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1598710,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この指に刺がささって取れません。",
"en": "I can't get this splinter out of my finger.",
"tatoeba_id": 221745
},
{
"ja": "どのバラにもとげがあるように人生には悲しみがある。",
"furigana": "どのバラにもとげがあるように{人生|じんせい}には{悲|かな}しみがある。",
"en": "Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns.",
"tatoeba_id": 200380
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "c551e5f905bf2233ebf617cb75b3101753a85ab2aba980e27c5b02e75a6a8f5e",
"meanings": [
"刺",
"尖刻的话"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この指に刺がささって取れません。",
"zh": "这根手指里扎了刺,拔不出来。"
},
{
"ja": "どのバラにもとげがあるように人生には悲しみがある。",
"zh": "正如每朵玫瑰都有刺,人生也有悲伤。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/c3f48454f3",
"JMdict ent_seq 1598710; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "3b4f5963edd08942be44113c1c4a9d020e03098fdf51d381e1e56cdf72fb36a9"
}
}