藁にも縋る

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
わら
Jinmeiyō
すが
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 藁にも縋る – see the following entry.
わらにもすがる
[verb] "to even depend on straw": to rely on the unreliable out of desperation
Alternative spelling
藁にもすがる
(This term, 藁にも縋る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)