溺れる者は藁をも掴む

おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb a drowning man will clutch at a straw

Kanji

• 溺 drown. Read as おぼれる.
• 者 person. Read as もの.
• 藁 straw. Read as わら.
• 掴 catch; seize; grasp. Read as つかむ.

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