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We found 25 words, 1 kanji, and 7 examples matching '藁'
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Most common form: わら
noun
straw
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noun
Ligusticum sinense (Chinese herb; known as gao ben in China and kôhon in Vietnam)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures  (see also: 藁にもすがる; incorrect variant of 藁にもすがる)
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making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
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わら straw   
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mugwort   
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コウ   expensive; high   たか    たか expensive, tall, high   たかまる to be elevated   たかめる to promote, heighten   
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wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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lid
grass   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
Example search: 7 matches
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おぼ
れる
もの
わら
つか

Drowning men clutch at straws.
わら
なし
れんが
煉瓦
できない
You cannot make bricks without straw.
わら
やま
なか
はり
さが
kotowaza
Search for a needle in a haystack.
ほっかいどう
北海道
わら
うま
つくる
In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.
かれ
どんな
わら
つかむだろう
He'll clutch at any straw.
 
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