Reading:

• On'yomi: シ, ジ
• Kun'yomi: いばら, かや, くさぶき
• Nanori: あし, えばら, ばら, まつ, まん

Meaning:

• briar, thorn

Components:

• Radicals:
• 欠: (76) missing, gap
• 冫: (15) two dots; ice, cold
• Components:
• 艾: moxa, sagebrush, wormwood, mugwort

Miscellaneous information:

• Strokes: 9
• Taught in grade 9
• Frequency: 1203