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トゲ
Meanings
Noun
1. thorn; spine; prickle
2. splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
3. biting words
Alt. forms
棘とげ
65%
トゲ
21%
刺とげ
8%
とげ
4%
Pitch accent
ト
ゲ
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Used in: 796
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
sharply; harshly; stingingly
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
tweezers; forceps
stinging (barbed) words; harsh language
Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)
ridge-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus); spiny-tailed monitor
black-headed monitor (Varanus tristis); freckled monitor
sand sifting starfish (Astropecten polyacanthus); comb star
soursop (Annona muricata)
Examples (2 in total)
Roses have thorns.
Like a thorn stuck in your throat.