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Reading

Kana: わら
Romaji: wara
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Definition

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straw

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 わら
Meaning: straw

Example Sentences

(おぼ)れる(もの)(わら)をも(つか)む。
➥Drowning men clutch at straws.
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北海道(ほっかいどう)では(わら)(うま)をつくる。
➥In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.
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(かれ)はどんな(わら)をもつかむだろう。
➥He'll clutch at any straw.
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(わら)なしで煉瓦(れんが)はできない。
➥You cannot make bricks without straw.
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あのわらは()()きやすい。
➥That straw catches fire easily.
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わらの(おとこ)でも(きん)(おんな)値打(ねう)ちがある。
➥A man of straw is worth a woman of gold.
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