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    3. 竿

    竿

    竿さお

    pole

    KMT10Freq #2416Core ConceptsAmbiguous glossKanji9 strokes

    組

    竿竿

    A bamboo pole was left out to dry. It became a perfect rod.

    Kun'yomi

    さお

    On'yomi

    カン

    polerodscale beamviolin neck

    竹干

    竹
    干
    十

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    笹笑笏笠第笛符笘笏竹午平笑籍

    Alternative forms of this concept

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    Concepts using this kanji

    竿

    rod

    一竿

    one pole (esp. used for fishing poles)

    三竿

    broad daylight

    竿役

    character in erotica with a mainly penetrative role

    物干し竿

    pole on which to hang laundry for drying

    竹竿

    bamboo pole

    百尺竿頭

    the highest state of one's enlightenment

    竿頭

    top of a pole

    鳥刺し竿

    birdlime-covered pole

    継ぎ竿

    a jointed fishing rod

    秋田竿燈まつり

    Akita Kantō Festival (3-6 August)

    肉竿

    penis

    竿姉妹

    women who have had sex with the same man

    旗竿

    flagstaff

    釣竿

    fishing rod

    竿秤

    beam balance

    殻竿

    flail (for threshing grain)

    のべ竿

    fishing rod with the line connected to the tip (i.e. without a reel or guides)

    竿燈

    Kanto Festival (Akita)

    黐竿

    lime stick for catching insects

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    笹

    bamboo grass

    笑

    laugh

    笏

    mace

    笠

    bamboo hat

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 十
    • 干
    • 竹

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    • 竿
    • 三竿
    • 黐竿
    • 釣竿
    • 竹竿
    • 物干し竿
    • 旗竿
    • 竿頭
    • 継ぎ竿
    • 殻竿
    • 竿秤
    • 百尺竿頭
    • 秋田竿燈まつり
    • 一竿
    • 鳥刺し竿
    • 竿燈
    • 竿姉妹
    • 肉竿
    • のべ竿
    • 竿役

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    • 笹
    • 笑
    • 笏
    • 笠
    • 第
    • 笛
    • 符
    • 笘
    • 竹
    • 午
    • 平
    • 籍

    Variants

    • ⺮

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