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トゲ

とげ

Readings

とげトゲ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nthorn; spine; prickle
  2. 2.
    nsplinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
  3. 3.
    nbiting words

Example sentences

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.

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.

彼の言葉にはとげがあった。

There was a bite in his remark.

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トゲとげ

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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