縄・繩|なわnawa[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounrope; cord
   彼かれは縄なわで木きに縛り付しばりつけられた。↗

   He was tied to the tree with a rope.
2. nounpoliceman's ropeusu. as お〜

• SynonymロープNeutralLoanword for a thick, strong rope or cable, as in 「ロープを張る」; 「縄」 is the general word for twisted rope, of any thickness.
• Synonym索さくWrittenWritten, single-character word for rope; chiefly seen in compounds such as 「索道」.
• Related索条さくじょうWritten「索条」 is a written, mainly technical term for cable, especially wire rope such as steel cable — not the everyday word for rope.

Use 「縄」 for ordinary twisted rope of any thickness. For a thick, strong rope or cable say 「ロープ」; for wire or steel cable in technical contexts 「索条」. 「索」 is written style, mostly in compounds like 「索道」.

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1. （なわ）藁わら、麻あさ、棕櫚しゅろの毛け、化学繊維かがくせんいなど細ほそい繊維せんいをより合あわせたもの、物ものを縛しばるのに用もちいる。ロープ。