"わらにもすがる" meaning in Japanese

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Verb

IPA: [ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠ ɲ̟i mo̞ sɨᵝɡa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|わら に も すがる|hhira=わらにもすがる|type=1}} わらにもすがる • (wara ni mo sugaru) ^(←わらにもすがる (waranimosugaru)?)godan (stem わらにもすがり (wara ni mo sugari), past わらにもすがった (wara ni mo sugatta)) Forms: wara ni mo sugaru [romanization], waranimosugaru [romanization], わらにもすがり [stem], わらにもすがった [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], わらにもすがら [error-unrecognized-form], wara ni mo sugara [error-unrecognized-form], わらにもすがり [error-unrecognized-form], wara ni mo sugari [error-unrecognized-form], わらにもすがる [error-unrecognized-form], wara ni mo sugaru [error-unrecognized-form], わらにもすがれ [error-unrecognized-form], wara ni mo sugare [error-unrecognized-form], わらにもすがられる [passive], wara ni mo sugarareru [passive], わらにもすがらせる [causative], わらにもすがらす [causative], wara ni mo sugaraseru [causative], wara ni mo sugarasu [causative], わらにもすがれる [potential], wara ni mo sugareru [potential], わらにもすがろう [volitional], wara ni mo sugarō [volitional], わらにもすがらない [negative], wara ni mo sugaranai [negative], わらにもすがらず [continuative, negative], wara ni mo sugarazu [continuative, negative], わらにもすがります [formal], wara ni mo sugarimasu [formal], わらにもすがった [perfective], wara ni mo sugatta [perfective], わらにもすがって [conjunctive], wara ni mo sugatte [conjunctive], わらにもすがれば [conditional, hypothetical], wara ni mo sugareba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. "to even depend on straw": to rely on the unreliable out of desperation Related terms: 溺れる者は藁をも掴む (oboreru mono wa wara o mo tsukamu) (ruby: (おぼ), (もの), (わら), (つか)) (english: the drowning person will clutch even straw) [literally]

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      "form": "wara ni mo sugaru",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waranimosugaru",
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        "romanization"
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    },
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      "form": "わらにもすがり",
      "roman": "wara ni mo sugari",
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        "stem"
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    },
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      "form": "わらにもすがった",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "wara ni mo sugaru",
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    },
    {
      "form": "わらにもすがれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wara ni mo sugare",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "わらにもすがられる",
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    },
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugarareru",
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    },
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      "form": "わらにもすがらせる",
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    },
    {
      "form": "わらにもすがらす",
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        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wara ni mo sugaraseru",
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    {
      "form": "wara ni mo sugarasu",
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        "causative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "わらにもすがれる",
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugareru",
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      "form": "わらにもすがろう",
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    {
      "form": "wara ni mo sugarō",
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    {
      "form": "わらにもすがらない",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugaranai",
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      "form": "わらにもすがらず",
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugarazu",
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      "form": "わらにもすがります",
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugarimasu",
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      "form": "わらにもすがった",
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugatte",
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        {
          "english": "the drowning person will clutch even straw",
          "roman": "oboreru mono wa wara o mo tsukamu",
          "ruby": [
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              "溺",
              "おぼ"
            ],
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              "者",
              "もの"
            ],
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              "藁",
              "わら"
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              "掴",
              "つか"
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      "ipa": "[ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠ ɲ̟i mo̞ sɨᵝɡa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]"
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      "form": "わらにもすがり",
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      "form": "わらにもすがった",
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      "form": "わらにもすがられる",
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      "form": "わらにもすがらせる",
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugaraseru",
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        "causative"
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    {
      "form": "わらにもすがれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugareru",
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        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "わらにもすがろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugarō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "わらにもすがらない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "wara ni mo sugaranai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "わらにもすがらず",
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        "continuative",
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    {
      "form": "wara ni mo sugarazu",
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        "continuative",
        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "わらにもすがります",
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        "formal"
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    {
      "form": "wara ni mo sugarimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "formal"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "わらにもすがった",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfective"
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugatta",
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      "form": "わらにもすがって",
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      "form": "wara ni mo sugatte",
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    {
      "form": "wara ni mo sugareba",
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          "溺",
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          "者",
          "もの"
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          "藁",
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