藁わら
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. straw
Kanji used
straw
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
bundle of straw; sheaf
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
wheat straw; barley straw
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
(stable) litter
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
straw-thatched roof
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
rice straw; paddy straw
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
(animal's) litter; bedding
central stalk of a dried rice plant
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 boots
(animal's) litter; bedding
straw wedding (anniversary); second wedding anniversary
straw-wrapped natto
rich or poor, a man is a man; (lit.) a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
central stalk of a dried rice plant
grass and straw (as fodder for horses, etc.)
Examples (4 in total)
In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.
You can't make bricks without straw.
Is this hay or straw?