| Entry | Reading | English | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 棘 | いら | (n) thorn; splinter; spine; biting words | 12467 |
| 棘 | おどろ | (adj-na,n) briars; thicket; the bush | 12467 |
| 棘 | とげ | (n) thorn; splinter; spine; biting words | 12467 |
| 棘皮動物 | きょくひどうぶつ | (n) echinoderm | 26893 |
| 荊棘 | けいきょく | (n) brambles; thorns | 39571 |
| 荊棘 | ばら | (n) brambles; thorns | 39571 |
| 荊冠 | けいかん | (n) crown of thorns | 41039 |
| 荊 | いばら | (n) thorn; brier | 51560 |
| 荊 | けい | thorn; whip | 51560 |
| 荊妻 | けいさい | (n) my wife (thorn spouse) | 51560 |
| 荊棘線 | ばらせん | barbed wire | 51560 |