rope

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 縄 has 15 strokes and denotes a rope, especially a straw rope.
• Basic usage: 縄跳び is read なわとび, and 縄 is read なわ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 縄跳び and 縄
  • 縄跳び means jump rope or rope skipping.
  • 公園で子どもたちが縄跳びをしている。 means “Children are jumping rope in the park.”
  • 縄 means straw rope or rope.
  • 古新聞を縄でしっかり縛って回収所へ運んだ。 means “We tied the old newspapers securely with rope and carried them to the collection point.”