Shirabe
刺蝿

刺とげ

Common Noun
English jmdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) thorn;spine;prickle
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.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh);hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
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.
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) biting words
彼の言葉にはとげがあった。
There was a bite in his remark.
Other forms 棘 【とげ】
English jmdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)
Other forms 刺蠅 【さしばえ】