# 俵 — straw bag; bale

俵 means “straw bag; bale”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ヒョウ (hyou). Kun'yomi: たわら (tawara). You'll see it in words such as 俵 (tawara, “straw bag; sack”).

- Meaning: straw bag; bale
- On'yomi: ヒョウ (hyou)
- Kun'yomi: たわら (tawara)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Things 1

## How to remember 俵

Sounds like 表: both read ヒョウ.

Parts: 亻 person · 表 express

## Words with 俵

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 俵 | たわら (tawara) | straw bag; sack |

## Don't confuse it with

[表](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/express/) · [依](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/depend-on/)

## More in the “Things 1” set

[鈴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/small-bell/) · [盤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-board/) · [旗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flag/) · [網](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/net/) · [鎖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chain/) · [軸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/axis/) · [卓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/table/) · [俵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/straw-bag/) · [鏡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mirror/)

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