杖

つえ

Meanings

1. Noun cane; walking stick; staff; wand

Kanji

• 杖 staff; cane. Read as つえ.

Example sentences

• その老人は杖にもたれた。
  The old man leaned on his staff.
• シンガポールでは罪人の背中を鞭で打ったり、杖で何度か叩いたりする。
  In Singapore, one method of punishing criminals is to whip them, or hit them several times on the back with a cane.
• 杖は、ステッキのように歩く時体を支えるのに使われる。
  A staff is used to help steady yourself when walking, much like a cane.
• 老人は杖をついていた。
  The old man walked with a stick.
• 松葉づえの若い女性はトムに住んでいるところを聞いた。
  A young girl on crutches asked Tom where he lived.

Common phrases

• 杖を持つ
• 杖をつく (つえをつく) to walk with a cane
• 杖を使う
• 杖で叩く

Words containing 杖

• 松葉杖 (まつばづえ) crutch
• 転ばぬ先の杖 (ころばぬさきのつえ) prevention is better than cure
• そば杖 (そばづえ) blow received by a bystander

And 20 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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