単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#5,224 most used

竿

さお2

Pitch accent · 尾高 (odaka)

rod; pole

ITS KANJI

竿poleread さお here1 word ›

IN A SENTENCE

I took my rod and went fishing at the river.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

I put all of the sheets to dry on the pole.

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MEANINGS

1

rod; pole

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen

noun

3

beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)

noun

4

single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)

noun

5

penis

noun

6

counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)

counter

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#5,224 most used

Written竿、棹

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium