Word Meaning 巻藁

まきわら makiwara

巻藁 is read as まきわら (makiwara) and means straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits.

Meaning

English

straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits

Reading

Kana

まきわら

Romaji

makiwara

Writing Variants

巻き藁 まきわら makiwara

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 157715 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

巻藁矢

まきわらや

close-range fletched practice arrow

巻き添え

まきぞえ

getting mixed up in

巻き込む

まきこむ

to involve

巻き返し

まきかえし

winding (thread, etc.)

巻末

かんまつ

end of a book

巻く

まく

to link (verse)

巻尺

まきじゃく

tape measure

巻

まき

heel (of a Japanese sandal)

巻頭

かんとう

beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.)

巻物

まきもの

sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling

巻き起こす

まきおこす

to raise (a cloud of dust)

巻き上げる

まきあげる

to blow up (dust)