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Kanji Detail for 俵 - "bale, straw bag"

俵

  • Meaning

    俵 means "bale, straw bag." Also associated with to distribute.

    1. Bale - A bundle; a wrapped package.

    2. Straw bag - A container for rice or goods.

    3. Distribute - To divide and give out.

  • Words using 俵

    • 土俵 どひょう Listen (wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag
    • 土俵際 どひょうぎわ Listen edge of the ring; verge; brink

  • Tattoo check: 俵

    • Verified meaning: bale, straw bag
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おもて, たはら, たわら, たわらさき)
    • Also carries these associations: to distribute

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 俵

    Surnames 俵(おもて)Listen 俵(たはら)Listen 俵(たわら)Listen 俵(たわらさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bag; bale; sack; counter for bags

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    divide, distribute

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (literary) to distribute; Taiwan pr. [biao3]

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To distribute. Such as 俵散, 俵分.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hyoh(ヒョウ) ヒョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tawara(たわら) たわら

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    bale straw bag to distribute bundle sack agriculture container cotton farming goods hay package packaging rice staple commerce

Sentences including 俵

  • I carry a bag of rice.

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