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 (48 in total)
straw
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
Examples (5 in total)
In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.
In early days pioneers lived in houses made of mud and straw.
He'll clutch at any straw.