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藁

straw
Stroke count: 17

Readings

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Kun readingわら
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. strawRtK
    彼はどんな藁をもつかむだろう。He'll clutch at any straw.tatoeba
    大昔の人々は泥や藁でできた家に住んでいた。In early days pioneers lived in houses made of mud and straw.tatoeba

Synonyms

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Radicals and components

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Compound words

藁沓わらぐつ
straw boots
藁靴わらぐつ
straw boots
藁紙わらがみ
straw paper
藁葺わらぶき
straw-thatching
藁履わらぐつ
straw boots
藁筵わらむしろ
straw mat
藁苞わらづと
straw wrapper
藁ぐつわらぐつ
straw boots
藁ぶきわらぶき
straw-thatching
藁半紙わらばんし
straw paper
藁葺きわらぶき
straw-thatching

Additional Examples

私はこの古い麦藁帽子にとても愛着がある。
I am very much attached to this old straw hat.tatoeba
溺れる者は藁をも掴む。
Drowning men clutch at straws.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

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