Word Meaning 荊棘

けいきょく keikyoku

荊棘 is read as けいきょく (keikyoku) and means briar patch.

Meaning

English

  1. briar patch
  2. wild rose
  3. bramble
  4. obstacle
  5. source of difficulty
  6. thorn

Reading

Kana

けいきょく

Romaji

keikyoku

Writing Variants

  • 荊棘 ばら bara

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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荊棘線

ばらせん

barbed wire

とげ

biting words