いらくさ【刺草】 - irakusa | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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バラのとげで刺さされるよりは、いらくさのとげで刺さされた方ほうがましだ。

barano togede sasareruyoriwa irakusano togede sasareta hōga mashida.

It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

いらくさじゃない

irakusajanai

The negative form

1. Not stinging nettle.

Noun

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いらくさだった

irakusadatta

The past form

1. Was stinging nettle.

Noun

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いらくさで

irakusade

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. With stinging nettles.; Using stinging nettles.

Noun

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いらくさの

irakusano

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Thorny-grass's; Of thorny grass

Noun

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いらくさじゃありません

irakusajārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not kusa.; It is not a thorn/prickle.

Noun

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いらくさじゃないです

irakusajanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not kusa.; It's not a weed.

Noun

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いらくさでした

irakusadeshita

The polite past form

1. It was stinging nettle.

Noun

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いらくさです

irakusadesu

The polite form

1. It is a thorn grass.; I am thorn grass.

Noun

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いらくさでわありません

irakusadewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not kusamochi.; It is not a kusamochi.

Noun

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Common 6 items

いらくさじゃなかった

irakusajanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't stinging nettle.

Noun

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いらくさだろう

irakusadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably horsetail.

Noun

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いらくさじゃありませんでした

irakusajārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not stinging nettle.; Was not a stinging nettle.

Noun

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いらくさじゃなかったです

irakusajanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't stinging nettle.

Noun

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いらくさでしょう

irakusadeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably mugwort.

Noun

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いらくさでわありませんでした

irakusadewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not stinging nettle.

Noun

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Advanced 3 items

いらくさだったら

irakusadattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it were/was stinging nettle; If it's stinging nettle

Noun

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いらくさであれば

irakusadeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it is stinging nettle; When it is stinging nettle

Noun

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いらくさなら

irakusanara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when stinging nettle; When there are stinging nettles

Noun

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