縄 (Nawa) is a Japanese noun meaning “rope, cord, policeman's rope”.
Meanings
- nounrope; cord
- nounpoliceman's ropeusu. as お〜
Examples
泥棒を見て縄をなう。
To braid the rope only after the thief is caught.
禍福は糾える縄の如し。
When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.
彼は縄で木に縛り付けられた。
He was tied to the tree with a rope.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).