also: ひょうもつ
noun
goods in straw bags
Refers to commodities packed in traditional straw bales (俵), such as rice, charcoal, or salt. Often used in historical or agricultural contexts.
江戸時代には、年貢として俵物が納められた。
In the Edo period, goods in straw bags were paid as land tax.
この地域では今でも炭を俵物で出荷している。
In this region, charcoal is still shipped in straw bales.
俵 is the straw bag itself, while 俵物 refers to the goods packed inside such bags.
Compound of 俵 (straw bag) and 物 (thing, goods). The reading たわらもの is the standard kun'yomi-based reading; ひょうもつ is a less common on'yomi variant.