縄 straw rope, cord 15 strokes taught in grade 4 old JLPT 1 #1075 in newspapers Readings Onジョウ Kunなわ、ただ.す In Chinese 绳, traditional 繩 Words written with it 沖縄 おきなわ Okinawa (city, prefecture) 縄 なわ rope N3 縄文 じょうもん straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware 縄張り なわばり stretching a rope around 一筋縄 ひとすじなわ (piece of) rope 腰縄 こしなわ leash 縄跳び なわとび skipping rope 火縄銃 ひなわじゅう matchlock