The wild roses are blooming.
Cusp decorations can be seen on Gothic architecture windows.
thorn hedge
spiny water nymph; spiny naiad; holly-leaved naiad
Smilax china; China root; sarsaparilla
crown of thorns
Mysore thorn; Caesalpinia decapetala var. japonica
thorny; full of thorns · miserable; full of hardships
Standard kanji for thorny shrubs and wild roses.
Kana spelling, often used when the plant type is ambiguous or in literary contexts.
Alternate kanji, less common.
Alternate kanji, less common.
The word いばら is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 茨, 荊, and 棘 are all used for thorny plants, but their exact historical derivation is uncertain.