手て縄なわ

noun

rope for holding up a flag or curtain

A rope used to suspend or support a flag, banner, or curtain, often in traditional settings.

• 祭まつりで旗はたを掲かかげるために手て縄なわを使つかった。

  They used a rope to hoist the flag at the festival.

noun

lead rope for a horse

A rope used to lead or tether a horse; similar to a halter rope.

• 馬うまを引ひくために手て縄なわを手てに取とった。

  He took the lead rope in hand to lead the horse.

noun

rope for binding a criminal

Historical term for a rope used to restrain or bind a criminal; now mostly encountered in period contexts.

• 時じ代だい劇げきでは、罪ざい人にんを縛しばるのに手て縄なわが使つかわれる。

  In period dramas, a rope is used to bind criminals.

noun

rope for controlling a sail's angle on a traditional Japanese boat

Specialized nautical term for a rope used to adjust the angle of a sail on a traditional Japanese vessel.

• 和わ船せんでは、帆ほの角かく度どを変かえるために手て縄なわを引ひく。

  On a traditional Japanese boat, they pull the rope to change the sail's angle.