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    藁

    藁わら

    straw

    N1KMT9CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab17 strokes

    わらワラ

    Noun

    1.
    straw
    word usually written using kana alone

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    農のう家かは藁わらを乾かん燥そうさせている。

    Farmers are drying straw.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    田たんぼには稲いね刈かりの後あとに残のこった藁わらが積つみまれている。

    Straw left after the rice harvest is piled up in the rice fields.

    KMT8Nature & Environment
    昔むかしの家いえは藁わらぶき屋や根ねが多おおかった。

    Many old houses had thatched roofs made of straw.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentHistory
    藁わらは家か畜ちくの飼し料りょうや燃ねん料りょう、さらには工こう芸げい品ひんの材ざい料りょうとしても利り用ようされる。

    Straw is used as feed for livestock, fuel, and even as a material for crafts.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな祭まつりでは、藁わらで作つくられた大おおきな飾かざりが見みられることがある。

    In traditional Japanese festivals, large decorations made of straw can sometimes be seen.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsNature & Environment

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