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Readings

Kana: コウ、わら
Romaji: kou, wara
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

straw

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2488
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-14
Korean Reading:  go
Chinese Reading:  gao3
Unicode:  85c1
JIS:  4F4E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4083
New Nelson Index: 5234
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k14.6
Four Corner Index: 4490.4
Japanese Names Index: 2682
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32222X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0970
Remembering the kanji Index: 2400
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2103
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2480
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3015

Words

(わら)
straw
麦藁細工 (むぎわらさいく)
straw work
藁布団 (わらぶとん)
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
藁人形 (わらにんぎょう)
straw doll or figure; straw effigy
藁灰 (わらばい)
straw ashes
おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ (おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ)
A drowning man will catch at a straw
藁葺き (わらぶき)
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
藁半紙 (わらばんし)
straw paper
藁紙 (わらがみ)
straw paper; rice paper
藁屋根 (わらやね)
straw-thatched roof
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