What does kanji 藁 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 藁 is straw.

How is kanji 藁 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 藁 are わら; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What words use kanji 藁?

Example words that use kanji 藁 include 藁, 藁しべ, 藁で束ねても男は男, 藁にもすがる.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

藁

Meaning

Kanji 藁

straw

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: わら
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2488
Strokes: 17
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 蒿 • 槀 • 嚆 • 藳 • 燺

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Showing 17 of 40 entries that include this kanji.

藁

わら

straw

藁しべ

わらしべ

central stalk of a dried rice plant

藁で束ねても男は男

わらでたばねてもおとこはおとこ

rich or poor, a man is a man

藁にもすがる

わらにもすがる

to grasp at straws

藁ぶき

わらぶき

straw-thatching

藁をもすがる

わらをもすがる

to grasp at straws

藁をもつかむ

わらをもつかむ

to grasp at straws

藁灰

わらばい

straw ashes

藁婚式

わらこんしき

straw wedding (anniversary)

藁仕事

わらしごと

making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)

藁草履

わらぞうり

straw zori

藁束

わらたば

bundle of straw

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藁で屋根を直した。

I repaired the roof with straw.

馬が藁を食べている。

The horse is eating straw.

床に藁が散らばっていた。

Straw was scattered on the floor.

その人形は藁でできている。

That doll is made of straw.

農家の裏に藁の山があった。

There was a pile of straw behind the farmer's house.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 3 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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