イラクサ

noun

stinging nettle (Urtica thunbergiana)

A specific species of nettle native to East Asia, known for its stinging hairs. Usually written in kana in modern Japanese.

• 山やま道みちでイラクサに触ふれてしまい、手てがかゆくなった。

  I touched a stinging nettle on the mountain trail and my hand got itchy.

• イラクサは触さわると痛いたいので気きをつけてください。

  Be careful because stinging nettles hurt when you touch them.