わら

Japanese

Alternative spelling
藁

Etymology

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *wara.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わら [wáꜜrà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ɾa̠]

Noun

わら • (wara) 

1. 藁: straw
   • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典 / 新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 / 大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:

     藁(わら)で蓆(むしろ)を作(つく)る

     wara de mushiro o tsukuru

     to make a mat from straw

Derived terms

• 藁(わら)人(にん)形(ぎょう) (waraningyō)

Descendants

• → Ainu: ワラ (wara)