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Meanings
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Refers to tangled, thorny undergrowth or a dense thicket. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
The mountain path was covered in briars and we couldn't go on.
A thicket is growing thickly in the corner of the garden.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉がおどろとなるfor a place to become overgrown with tangled briars
If you don't tend it, the garden quickly turns into a tangled thicket of briars.