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    3. 藁にもすがる

    藁にもすがる

    藁わらに​も​す​が​る​

    to grasp at straws

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab31 strokes

    藁にも縋る

    わらにもすがるワラにもすがる

    Verb

    1.
    to grasp at straws, to resort to desperate measures
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    藁
    わら…(1)
    straw
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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