| term | pronunciation | English |
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| 縄 | なわ | rope, hemp |
| かぎ縄 | かぎなわ | ninja rope with grappling hook |
| しめ縄 | しめなわ | (shinto) rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil |
| 一筋縄 | ひとすじなわ | (piece of) rope; ordinary method |
| 沖縄 | おきなわ | Okinawa (one of the Japanese Ryukyu islands) |
| 沖縄開発庁長官 | おきなわかいはつちょうちょうかん | Director General of Okinawa Development Agency |
| 縄ばしご | なわばしご | rope ladder |
| 縄文 | じょうもん | Jomon period, straw-rope pattern |
| 腰縄 | こしなわ | leash, rope tied round prisoner's waists |
| 自縄自縛に陥る | じじょうじばくにおちいる | to be caught in one's own trap |
| 規矩準縄 | きくじゅんじょう | rules and standards, norms, criteria |