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縄なわ
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Meanings
Noun
1. rope; cord
2. policeman's rope (usu. as お〜)
Kanji used
縄rope
Pitch accent
なわ
Used in vocabulary
縄なわ張ばり
stretching a rope around; roping off; cordoning off; demarcation; one's turf; domain; territory; jurisdiction; sphere of influence; territory (of an animal)
Noun
一ひと筋すじ縄なわ
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
Noun
縄なわ跳とび
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
Noun
縄なわ抜ぬけ
slipping one's bonds; escaping; flight
Noun
捕とり縄なわ
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
Noun
縄なわ梯子ばしご
rope ladder
Noun
投なげ縄なわ
lasso; lariat
Noun
縄なわ付つき
criminal (bound by ropes); prisoner in bonds; being bound by ropes
Noun
縄なわ文も字じ
quipu; khipu; talking knots
Noun
差さし縄なわ
halter (for restraining a horse, etc.)
Noun
Examples4
He was tied to the tree with a rope.
The burglar tied my hands behind my back with a rope.
It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.
When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.