Word details

藁にもすがる思いで

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 藁にもすがる思いで.

Dictionary

Entry

藁にもすがる思いで藁にも縋る思いでわらにもすがるおもいでAdverbExpressionFreq #64936
1

hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

straw

17 strokesFrequency 2,488Grade 9

On

コウ

Kun

わら

think

9 strokesFrequency 132JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

おも.うおもえら.くおぼ.す

cling, hang on, depend

16 strokes

On

ツイ

Kun

すが.る

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