Keyword
straw
Info
FrequencyTop 2400-2500
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2480
Readings
わら
(100%)
Composed of
blades of grass
high
tree
Used in vocabulary (56 in total)
straw
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
bundle of straw; sheaf
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
wheat straw; barley straw
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
(stable) litter
straw-thatched roof
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
rice straw; paddy straw
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
straw boots
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
straw wrapper
(animal's) litter; bedding
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
central stalk of a dried rice plant
straw boots
straw ashes
new straw; straw from the current year; rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
straw work; straw craft
straw boots
(animal's) litter; bedding
close-range fletched practice arrow
straw paper; rice paper
straw-wrapped natto
straw wedding (anniversary); second wedding anniversary
mound of straw; pile of straw
LOL; haha
central stalk of a dried rice plant
straw boots
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
Odontamblyopus lacepedii (species of eel goby)
rich or poor, a man is a man; (lit.) a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
grass and straw (as fodder for horses, etc.)
strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum); golden everlasting
Examples (5 in total)
In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.
In early days pioneers lived in houses made of mud and straw.
You can't make bricks without straw.