竿

さお

Also written 棹

Meanings

1. Noun rod; pole
2. neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen (esp. 棹)
3. beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4. single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5. penis
6. Counter counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)

Kanji

• 竿 pole; rod; scale beam. Read as さお.

Common phrases

• 長い竿
• 竿を使う
• 竿を持つ

Words containing 竿

• 旗竿 (はたざお) flagstaff
• 釣竿 (つりざお) fishing rod
• 竹竿 (たけざお) bamboo pole

And 11 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N1
• Core 5000
• Spoken
• Written

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