とげ (をさす)
とげ (をさす) · toge (wosasu) · JLPT N1 · noun
irritant
🌵 Sounds like toe-geh. Sasu means to pierce, and a thorn is what pierces you
Decomposition: とげ = thorn. とげをさす = to stick a thorn into something, to prick. The verb 刺す (sasu) means pierce or stab, the same action a thorn performs.