Shirabe
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
English JMdict (multilingual)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone Urtica thunbergiana (species of stinging nettle)
It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose.
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漢字 kanji used

thorn, pierce 8画 grass, weeds 9画