Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Cognate with いろ (iro). Found only in compounds.

Noun edit

いら (ira

  1. kinship through the same mother
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Etymology 2 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of いら – see the following entry.
S
[noun] a thorn, prickle
[noun] the spine (needle-like structure) of a fish's dorsal fin
[noun] Short for 刺草 (irakusa): nettle
[noun] Short for 刺虫 (iramushi): the larva of the 刺蛾 (iraga, Monema flavescens), a species of moth
[noun] the horn-like projections of 金平糖 (konpeitō, sugar candy of varying colors and flavors)
[noun] Synonym of 水母 (kurage): a jellyfish
(This term, いら, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as いら, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いら.)