藁 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
道準1University / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
- On
- コウ
- Kun
- わら
- Meaning
- straw
Origin
Grass with 稿 as phonetic: the stalks left when the rice is cut — straw.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 藁わら
straw
- 藁人形わらにんぎょう
straw doll
Example
溺れる者は藁をもつかむ。
A drowning person will clutch at straws.
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