English–Japanese

“straw” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoストロー (sutorō)

Romajiwara

農家はわらを納屋にしまいます。nō ka wa wa ra o na ya ni shi ma i ma su

The farmer stores straw in the barn.

“Straw” in Japanese is わら (wara).

Refers to the dry stems left after grain plants such as rice or wheat are harvested, often treated as a useful material.

収穫したわらを牛の寝床に敷きます。shū kaku shi ta wa ra o ushi no ne doko ni shi ki ma su

We spread the harvested straw for the cows to sleep on.

English uses straw for both dried grain stems and a tube for drinking, but わら (wara) normally refers to the plant material rather than the tube.

sutorō

nounstraw

ジュースをストローで飲みます。jū su o su to rō de no mi ma su

I drink juice with a straw.