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藁 kanji
straw
- JLPT level
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- N1 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- Jinmeiyō (names)
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コウ
Kun readings
わら
Words with 藁
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —藁蒲団straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
- —巻き藁straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
- —藁細工straw work; straw craft
- —藁納豆straw-wrapped natto
- —麦藁帽straw hat
- —麦藁帽子straw hat
- —麦藁細工straw work
- —藁にも縋るto grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
- —藁をも縋るto grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
- —藁をもつかむto grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
- —藁にも縋る思いでhoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
- —溺れる者は藁をもつかむa drowning man will clutch at a straw
- —おぼれる者は藁をもつかむa drowning man will clutch at a straw
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