bag, bale, sack, counter for bags
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヒョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- たわら
About this kanji
The kanji 俵 primarily means "bag" or "sack" and is used as a noun. Its readings include the kun'yomi たわら and the on'yomi ヒョウ. This kanji appears in several common compounds, such as 土俵 (どひょう), which means "wrestling ring," and 土俵際 (どひょうぎわ), meaning "edge of the ring." Another example is 一俵 (いっぴょう), referring to one bagful, while 炭俵 (すみだわら) specifically means a sack for charcoal. A useful note is that while 俵 commonly refers to large bags or bales, in everyday conversation, it's less frequently used than other terms for bags.
Example sentences
彼は米の俵を運んだ。
He carried a bale of rice.
Meanings across languages
- English
- bag, bale, sack, counter for bags
- Tiếng Việt
- túi, bale, bao, đếm túi
- 日本語
- 俵, バール, 袋, 袋のカウンター
- 한국어
- 자루, 더미, 부대, 가방의 수
- 中文
- 袋子, 包, 麻袋, 袋子计数器
- id
- kantong
- th
- ถุง
- es
- bolsa
- fr
- sac
- de
- Tasche
- pt
- saco
Common compounds
- 土俵どひょう(wrestling) ring, forum (e.g. for discussion), sandbag
- 土俵際どひょうぎわedge of the ring, verge, brink
- 土俵入りどひょういりentrance procession of wrestlers into the ring
- 一俵いっぴょうone (straw) bagful
- 炭俵すみだわらsack for charcoal
- 俵数ひょうすうnumber of straw bags
- 俵物たわらものgoods in straw bags
- 米俵こめだわらbag of rice
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