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Keyword
pole
  • rod
  • scale beam
  • violin neck
Frequency
#2416
Strokes
9
Grade
9
Heisig
2676
Readings
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Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
竿さお
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Noun
竿かん
counter for poles, rods, etc.
Suffix
釣つり竿ざお
fishing rod
Noun
旗はた竿ざお
flagstaff; flagpole; arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress
Noun
竹たけ竿ざお
bamboo pole
Noun
竿さお竹だけ
bamboo pole
Noun
竿かん頭とう
top of a pole
Noun