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    3. 溺れる者は藁をも掴む

    溺れる者は藁をも掴む

    溺おぼれ​る​者ものは​藁わらを​も​掴つかむ​

    a drowning man will clutch at a straw

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab64 strokes

    溺れる者は藁をもつかむおぼれる者は藁をもつかむおぼれる者はわらをもつかむ溺れる者はワラをも掴む溺れる者はワラをもつかむ

    おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ

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    a drowning man will clutch at a straw
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    Characters that make up this word

    溺
    いばり・おぼ.れる…(3)
    drown・indulge
    Kanji
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
    Kanji
    藁
    わら…(1)
    straw
    Kanji
    掴
    つか.む・つか.まえる・つか.まる…(1)
    catch・seize・grasp・hold・arrest…(1)
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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