わら
藁
　
で
たば
束
　
ね
　
て
　
も
おとこ
男
　
は
おとこ
男

expression

Proverb.
  1. rich or poor, a man is a man, a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
わら
藁
　
で
たば
束
　
ね
　
て
　
も
おとこ
男
　
は
おとこ
男
 藁で束ねても男は男 わらでたばねてもおとこはおとこ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

straw
わら　コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mugwort
コウ　よもぎ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
tall, high, expensive
コウ　たか.い　た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク　たば　つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
male
おとこ　ダン　ナン (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)