Japanese symbol for “bale”
俵
たわら
Romaji: tawara
straw bag; sack; bale
In Japanese, bale is 俵, read たわら (tawara).
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Meanings
- n straw bag; sack; bale
- ctr counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
Written forms: 俵. Readings: たわら、ひょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bale”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梱 | こり kori | wrapped package; bale |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 土俵 | どひょう dohyou | (wrestling) ring |
| 土俵際 | どひょうぎわ dohyougiwa | edge of the ring |
| 土俵入り | どひょういり dohyouiri | entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring |
| 一俵 | いっぴょう ippyou | one (straw) bagful |
| 炭俵 | すみだわら sumidawara | sack for charcoal |
| 俵数 | ひょうすう hyousuu | number of straw bags |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.