Word Meaning 藁をもすがる

わらをもすがる waraomosugaru

藁をもすがる is read as わらをもすがる (waraomosugaru) and means to grasp at straws.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

わらをもすがる

Romaji

waraomosugaru

Writing Variants

  • 藁をも縋る わらをもすがる waraomosugaru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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わら

straw