投げ縄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
投	縄
な Grade: 3	なわ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
投げ繩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

投げ (nage, “throwing”, from 投げる (nageru, “to throw”)) +‎ 縄 (nawa, “rope”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なげなわ [nàgénáwá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ɡe̞na̠β̞a̠]

Noun

投(な)げ縄(なわ) • (nagenawa) ^{←なげなは (nagenafa)?}

1. a lasso (a long rope with a sliding loop)