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Meaning of 縄(なわ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 縄 JLPT 3

Kana Reading なわ

Romaji nawa

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

rope; cord

Example sentence

彼は縄で木に縛り付けられた。 He was tied to the tree with a rope.
Parts of speech

Meaning

policeman's rope

Example sentence

泥棒を見て縄をなう。 It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.

Examples of 縄, なわ in a sentence

彼は縄で木に縛り付けられた。

He was tied to the tree with a rope.
泥棒を見て縄をなう。

It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.
強盗は私を後ろ手に縄で縛った。

The burglar tied my hands behind my back with a rope.
海に縄を投げ入れた。

I cast my net into the sea.
禍福は糾える縄の如し。

It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.

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Kanji in this word

縄 JLPT 1

15 strokes

straw rope, cord

On'Yomi: ジョウ

Kun'Yomi: なわ, ただ.す

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