Word Meaning 藁にも縋る

わらにもすがる waranimosugaru

藁にも縋る is read as わらにもすがる (waranimosugaru) and means to grasp at straws.

Meaning

English

  1. to grasp at straws
  2. to resort to desperate measures

Reading

Kana

わらにもすがる

Romaji

waranimosugaru

Writing Variants

  • 藁にもすがる わらにもすがる waranimosugaru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 164096 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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藁をも縋る

わらをもすがる

to grasp at straws

わら

straw

縋る

すがる

to cling to