Vocab Info
A3 Noun, Counter
俵straw bag, sack, bale, counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
straw bag, sack, bale
Counter
2.
counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
sometimes びょう or ぴょう, Only applies to ひょう
All Forms
俵 【たわら】、俵 【ひょう】
Details
Pitch Accent
た
わ
ら
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この俵には穀類が入っています。
There are grains in this straw bag.
我々は芋類を入れるのに俵を用いています。
We use straw bags to store potatoes.
木炭が入っている俵から木炭をいくつか取り出しました。
I took some charcoal out of the sack containing charcoal.
俵はナマコの別名らしいが、なぜ俵という名前がついたのでしょう?
It seems that tawara is another name for sea cucumber, but why was it given the name tawara?
俵に詰められている新米を炊いて食べることを想像するだけで幸せになる。
Just imagining cooking and eating the new rice packed in a bale makes me happy.
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