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棒

Pole
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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Meanings

  1. pole
  2. rodRtK
  3. stick
  4. club
  5. line
  1. baton

Synonyms

スティックロッド棒読み

Homonyms

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Same reading (ぼう)
某 · certain

Popular Usage

泥棒鉄棒

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · observance · dedicate · bonsai · cornstalk

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1697

Compound words

体操競技の中では、鉄棒の大車輪が好きです。てつぼう
I like to see a gymnast do the giant swing on the high bar.tatoeba
彼は鉄の棒で鍵のかかったドアを抉じ開けた。
He pried open the locked door with a crowbar.tatoeba
彼は泥棒同然だ。
He is no better than a thief.tatoeba
彼は泥棒も同然だ。
He is no better than a thief.tatoeba
彼は泥棒であることを否定した。
He denied that he was the thief.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Stick, pole. 木 (wood) + 奉 (hold in both hands) — a wooden stick held in the hands.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 棒

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step