# 茨 — thorn; briar

茨 means “thorn; briar”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: thorn; briar
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Plants & farming

## How to remember 茨

Sounds like 次: both read シ.

Parts: 艹 grass · 次 next

## Don't confuse it with

[次](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/next/) · [盗](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/steal/) · [姿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/figure/) · [恣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/selfish/)

## More in the “Plants & farming” set

[香](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fragrance/) · [茨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/thorn/) · [梨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pear/) · [枝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/branch/) · [咲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bloom/) · [耕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/plough/) · [柿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/persimmon/) · [枯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wither/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/thorn/. Last updated 2026-11-01.