おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ

おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ

Also written as:
  • おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ, 溺れる者は藁をも掴む

Meanings

  • Expression

    1. A drowning man will catch at a straw.

      proverb

Word informations

  • Common word: no
  • JLPT Level: None

Kanji

者someone, person
藁straw
溺drown, indulge
掴catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture

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