刺草
Noun
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
バラのとげで刺されるよりは、いらくさのとげで刺された方がましだ。
It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose.
Other forms
蕁麻 【いらくさ】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)