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竿
pole
Stroke count: 9
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カン
Kun reading
さお
Grade 9
KANJIDIC
Meanings
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pole
RtK
rod
scale beam
violin neck
neck (of a shamisen, etc.)
shamisen
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
Radicals and components
Radical
竹
bamboo
Components
干
dry
十
ten
Compound words
竿竹
さおだけ
bamboo pole
三竿
さんかん
broad daylight
黐竿
もちざお
lime stick for catching insects
釣竿
つりざお
fishing rod
竹竿
たけざお
bamboo pole
物干し竿
ものほしざお
pole on which to hang laundry for drying
旗竿
はたざお
flagstaff
竿頭
かんとう
top of a pole
Stroke Order
9 strokes
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