Kanji details for 竿

竿
 
Common kanji
Uses 9 strokes
Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)

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pole, rod, scale beam, violin neck
KUN:
  • さお
    sao
ON:
  • カン
    kan
Written with 9 strokes
Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)
Radicals:
Example words(showing 1-10 of 21 results)

noun
1.
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(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
【さお】

noun
one pole (esp. used for fishing poles), one rod

noun
flail (for threshing grain)
Other readings:
殻竿【からさお】
連枷【からざお】
連枷【からさお】
連枷【れんか】
唐竿【からざお】
唐竿【からさお】
唐棹【からざお】
唐棹【からさお】
連架【れんか】

suffix, counter
counter for poles, rods, etc.

noun
2.
street light
See also:街灯
Other readings:
竿灯【かんとう】

noun
letter, missive, note(archaism)
All readings:
簡牘【かんどく】
簡牘【かんとく】
竿牘【かんどく】
竿牘【かんとく】

noun
women who have had sex with the same man, pole sisters(vulgar, slang)
See also:穴兄弟

noun
bamboo pole
All readings:
さお竹【さおだけ】
竿竹【さおだけ】
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