藁にもすがる

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
わら
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 藁にもすがる – see the following entry.
わらにもすがる
[verb] "to even depend on straw": to rely on the unreliable out of desperation
Alternative spelling
藁にも縋る
(This term, 藁にもすがる, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)