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    3. 藁にもすがる思いで

    藁にもすがる思いで

    藁わらに​も​す​が​る​思おもい​で​

    hoping against hope

    NTAdverbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab45 strokes

    藁にも縋る思いでわらにもすがる思いでワラにもすがる思いで

    わらにもすがるおもいで

    Adverb

    1.
    hoping against hope, desperately hoping, as a last hope

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    Characters that make up this word

    藁
    わら…(1)
    straw
    Kanji
    思
    おも.う・おもえら.く・おぼ.す…(1)
    think
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
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