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Kanji 竿

9 strokes

Meaning

pole, rod, scale beam, violin neck

On'yomi
カン
Kun'yomi
さお
Strokes
9
JLPT
—
School grade
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
#2416 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Words with 竿

  • 竿

    さお

    rod, pole (e.g., for drying laundry)

    N1

Example sentences

  • 竿さおにシーツを全部ぜんぶ干ほしました。

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

  • 彼かれは釣つり竿ざおでどう釣つりをすればいいか知しっている。

    He knows how to fish with a fishing rod.

  • 一いち日にち中ちゅう、釣つり竿ざおを立たてたため、腰こしが痛いたくなりました。

    My back hurts because I've been fishing all day.

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