Onyomi: コウ · Kunyomi: わら · Meanings: straw
Kanji for straw
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 藁 | わら | straw | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 笑 | わら | LOL, haha | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 藁しべ | わらしべ | central stalk of a dried rice plant | Noun |
| 藁仕事 | わらしごと | making things out of straw (winter work for farmers) | Noun, Suru verb |
| 藁人形 | わらにんぎょう | straw doll, straw figure, straw effigy | Noun |
| 藁葺き | わらぶき | straw-thatching, straw-thatched roof | Noun |
| 藁塚 | わらづか | mound of straw, pile of straw | Noun |
| わら半紙 | わらばんし | straw paper | Noun |
| わら靴 | わらぐつ | straw boots | Noun |
| 藁にもすがる思いで | わらにもすがるおもいで | hoping against hope, desperately hoping, as a last hope | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Adverb (fukushi) |