わら
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. straw
Kanji used
straw
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
nach einem Strohhalm greifen
bundle of straw; sheaf
Weizenstroh; Weizenstroh; Stroh
nach einem Strohhalm greifen
strohgedecktes Dach
Strohlager
Strohballen; Strohzielscheibe; mit Stroh umwickelter Schlagpfosten (im Karate)
strohgedecktes Dach
Strohballen; Strohzielscheibe; mit Stroh umwickelter Schlagpfosten (im Karate)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
strohgedecktes Dach
Mark der Reisstängel
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
a drowning man will catch at a straw
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
straw wedding (anniversary)
straw-wrapped natto
Strohstiefel
a drowning man will catch at a straw
rich or poor, a man is a man; (lit.) a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
Mark der Reisstängel
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.