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106 entries were found for 縄.

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結縄文字

noun
けつじょうもじ
knotted cords used to record figures, facts, etc.; quipu
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禍福は糾える縄のごとし

禍福は糾える縄の如し、禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし、禍福はあざなえる縄の如し
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かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
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差し縄

指し縄、差縄、指縄
noun
さしなわ
halter (for restraining a horse, etc.)
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縄

F 1075
G 8
ジョウ、 なわ、 ただ.す
straw rope, cord
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細縄で鞭を作った。

細(ほそ)縄(なわ)で鞭(むち)を作(つく)った。
They made a whip out of cords.
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泥棒を見て縄をなう。

泥棒(どろぼう)を見(み)て縄(なわ)をなう。
It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.
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海に縄を投げ入れた。

海(うみ)に縄(なわ)を投(な)げ入(い)れた。
I cast my net into the sea.
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禍福は糾える縄の如し。

禍福(かふく)は糾(あざな)える縄(なわ)の如(ごと)し。
When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.
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それは泥縄式な考えだ。

それは泥縄式(どろなわしき)な考(かんが)えだ。
That's hindsight.
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沖縄は１年中よい気候だ。

沖縄(おきなわ)は１年中(ねんちゅう)よい気候(きこう)だ。
Okinawa has a fine climate all year round.
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