縄
縄

straw rope, cord

15 strokesFrequency 1,075JLPT N1Grade 4

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ジョウ

Kun

なわただ.す

Dictionary

Common Words

縄なわ繩NounFreq #5409
1

rope; cord

Examples
彼は縄で木に縛り付けられた。
He was tied to the tree with a rope.
2

Usu. as お〜

policeman's rope

縄張り縄張なわばりNounFreq #12125
1

stretching a rope around; roping off; cordoning off; demarcation

2

one's turf; domain; territory; jurisdiction; sphere of influence

3

Zoology

territory (of an animal)

沖縄おきなわ沖繩NounFreq #12213
1

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

Examples
彼は沖縄への旅行を延期しました。
He put off his trip to Okinawa.
一筋縄ひとすじなわNounFreq #24144
1

(piece of) rope

2

ordinary method

Examples
なんか分からないが、一筋縄じゃいきそうにないってことだな。ううむ。
I don't quite follow, but it looks like it will prove tricky. Ergh.
一筋縄ではいかない一筋縄では行かないひとすじなわではいかない～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #25913
1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

Examples
先の時間に居眠りした分も合わせて、今度の試験はどうも一筋縄ではいかない感じが漂っている。
Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.
沖縄県おきなわけんNounFreq #36409
1

Okinawa Prefecture

お縄おなわNounFreq #37778
1

Dated term

policeman's rope

2

Dated term

arresting (a criminal)

荒縄粗縄あらなわNounFreq #40529
1

straw rope

縄張り争いなわばりあらそいNounFreq #43320
1

turf war

縄跳びなわとび縄飛びNounFreq #49463
1

skipping rope; jump rope

2

skipping; rope-jumping

Examples
アメリカでは女の子にはなわとびが人気がある。
In the United States it is popular for girls to learn to skip rope.
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