縄(なわ)

なわ
noun
rope, cord
1. rope, cord
A thick string made by twisting fibers together, traditionally made from straw or hemp in Japan.
荷物(にもつ)を縄(なわ)でしっかり縛(しば)った。
I tied the luggage tightly with rope.
子供(こども)たちが縄(なわ)跳(と)びをしている。
The children are jumping rope.
縄跳び = jump rope
犯人(はんにん)は縄(なわ)で縛(しば)られた。
The criminal was tied up with rope.
古(ふる)い縄(なわ)はすぐ切(き)れるから、新(あたら)しいのを使(つか)おう。
Old rope breaks easily, so let's use new one.
祭(まつ)りの前(まえ)に、村(むら)の人(ひと)たちが力(ちから)を合(あ)わせて太(ふと)い縄(なわ)を作(つく)った。
Before the festival, the villagers worked together to make a thick rope.

USAGE: 縄(なわ) traditionally refers to rope made from natural fibers like straw (藁(わら)) or hemp (麻(あさ)). It's used in various contexts from practical binding to cultural practices.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 縄(なわ)跳(と)び (jump rope)
  • 縄(なわ)張(ば)り (territory, turf)
  • 縄(なわ)を解(と)く (to untie rope)
  • 縄(なわ)で縛(しば)る (to tie with rope)

CULTURAL NOTES:

  • 注連縄(しめなわ) (shimenawa) - sacred rope used at Shinto shrines
  • 縄文(じょうもん)時代(じだい) (Jomon period) - named after rope-patterned pottery

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ロープ - rope (loanword, general)
  • 紐(ひも) - string, cord (thinner)
  • 綱(つな) - thick rope, hawser
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Added 2026.1.12 19:42 · Revised 2026.3.1 9:49
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