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わら
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Meanings
Noun
1. straw (Usually kana)
Other spellings
藁わら
Other readings
ワラ
Kanji in other spellings
藁straw
Pitch accent
わら
Used in vocabulary
わら半ばん紙し
straw paper
Noun
巻まき藁わら
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
Noun
藁わら葺ぶき
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
Noun
敷しき藁わら
(animal's) litter; bedding
Noun
藁わら人にん形ぎょう
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
Noun
藁わら布ぶ団とん
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
Noun
藁わら屋や根ね
straw-thatched roof
Noun
藁わら草履ぞうり
straw zori
Noun
藁わら仕し事ごと
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
Noun
藁わら帽ぼう子し
straw hat
Noun
わら細ざい工く
straw work; straw craft
Noun
わら納なっ豆とう
straw-wrapped natto
Noun
Examples9
That straw catches fire easily.
In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.
These straw mats, called "tatami" in Japanese, are no longer made by hand.
He'll clutch at any straw.
Drowning men clutch at straws.
A man of straw is worth a woman of gold.