Illustration: On a narrow apartment balcony, a gardener reaches around a potted rose to adjust its support. One prominent thorn on the stem has caught the loose cuff of the gardener’s cardigan. The gardener freezes with raised eyebrows, then carefully uses the free hand to lift the fabric away.

とげ

toge

thorn, prickle

Example sentences

バラは茎くきに刺とげがある。
A rose has thorns on its stem.
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とげのないバラはない。
Every rose has its thorn.
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どのバラにもとげがあるように人生じんせいには悲かなしみがある。
Life has its sorrows, as every rose has its thorns.
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