← Back to browse荊棘けいきょく[keikyoku]idiomJapanese definitionNo Japanese definition yet.English definitionobstacle; source of difficulty; thornExamplesNo examples yet.Loading examples…Ask about thisKanji荊thorn; brier; whipケイ / いばら · 9 strokes荊州荊荊軻荊冠荊妻荊棘線棘thorn; splinter; spine; biting words; briersキョク / いばら、とげ · 12 strokes棘仙棘靱帯坐骨棘有棘細胞癌棘下筋棘条棘皮動物棘皮動物門Similar words荊棘線ばらせん