荊

いばら
thorn
brier
けい
thorn
whip

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いばら【茨･荊】

1 〔とげのある低木の総称〕 a thorny shrub [plant]; brambles; a thorn [bramble] bush.

●茨を開く 〔道を〕 cut [make, push] one's way through brambles [thorn bushes]; 〔荒地を〕 reclaim waste land.

2 〔野いばら〕 ＝のばら.

3 〔植物のとげ〕 a thorn.

4 〔苦難のたとえ〕

●茨の道(＝受難の道) the way of the Cross

・茨の道を歩む 《文》 follow [tread] a thorny path

・彼女の人生は茨の道の連続だった. Her life was a road beset with many hardships.

●これからは茨を負って生きていかなければならない. The burden of this guilt is something I shall carry with me for the rest of my life.

茨垣 a thorn hedge; a hedge of thorn bushes.

茨装飾 【建】 cuspidation; 〔窓飾りの〕 feathering; 〔アーチの〕 a cusp.