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藁わら (wara)

straw

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 1
  • #16000 most frequent

Meaning

藁 (わら, wara) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “straw”.

Example sentences 11

溺おぼれる者ものはわらをもつかむ

A drowning man will clutch at straws.

溺おぼれる者ものは藁わらをも掴つかむ。

A drowning man will catch at a straw.

藁わらなしで煉瓦れんがはできない。

Bricks can't be made without straw.

北海道ほっかいどうでは藁わらの馬うまをつくる。

In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.

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