わら
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. straw
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
wheat straw; barley straw
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
central stalk of a dried rice plant
wheat straw; barley straw
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
straw zori
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
rice straw; paddy straw
(stable) litter
straw boots
(animal's) litter
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
bundle of straw; sheaf
straw-thatched roof
straw mat
straw hat
a drowning man will catch at a straw
straw-thatched roof
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
(stable) litter
rice straw; paddy straw
a drowning man will catch at a straw
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
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
straw-wrapped natto
straw 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
grass and straw (as fodder for horses, etc.)
Examples (5 in total)
He'll clutch at any straw.
In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.
You can't make bricks without straw.