俵たわら

noun

straw bag; sack; bale

A traditional straw bag used for storing or transporting rice, potatoes, charcoal, and other goods. Often seen in historical or agricultural contexts.

• 農のう家かでは、収しゅう穫かくした米こめを俵たわらに詰つめて保ほ管かんしていた。

  At the farm, they used to pack the harvested rice into straw bags for storage.

• 昔むかしは石せき炭たんを俵たわらで運はこんだ。

  In the past, coal was transported in straw sacks.

counter

counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)

Only with reading ひょう

Counter used with the reading ひょう (sometimes びょう or ぴょう) for counting traditional straw bags or bales. Rare in modern everyday use.

• 米こめ一いっ俵ぴょうは約やく六ろく十じゅっキログラムです。

  One bale of rice is about sixty kilograms.