Illustration: Beside a recently harvested rice field, a farmer crouches at the open side of a small agricultural shed, gathering dry rice stalks into a bundle. Their cut ends, hollow stems and jointed lengths are clearly exposed, with matching stubble visible outside.

わら

wara

straw

Example sentences

あのわらは火ひが付つきやすい。
That straw catches fire easily.
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これは、干ほし草くさ？それとも藁わら？
Is this hay or straw?
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北海道ほっかいどうでは藁わらの馬うまをつくる。
In Hokkaido, they make horses of straw.
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