いら

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Noun

いら • (ira)

kinship through the same mother

Antonyms

まま (mama)

Derived terms

郎姫(いらつひめ) (iratsuhime)
郎君(いらつきみ) (iratsukimi)
郎子(いらつこ) (iratsuko)
郎女(いらつめ) (iratsume)
いろ (iro)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of いら – see the following entry.

【刺】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 an alternative spelling of the above term.
For a list of all kanji read as いら, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いら.)