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竿

pole
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingさお
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. poleRtK
  2. rod
  3. scale beam
  4. violin neck
  1. neck (of a shamisen, etc.)
  2. shamisen
  3. beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)

Radicals and components

Radical竹bamboo
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

竿竹さおだけ
bamboo pole
竿頭かんとう
top of a pole
竿牘かんどく
letter
旗竿はたざお
flagstaff
三竿さんかん
broad daylight
竹竿たけざお
bamboo pole
釣竿つりざお
fishing rod
黐竿もちざお
lime stick for catching insects
釣り竿つりざお
fishing rod
物干竿ものほしざお
pole on which to hang laundry for drying
物干し竿ものほしざお
pole on which to hang laundry for drying
秋田竿灯まつりあきたかんとうまつり
Akita Kantō Festival (3-6 August)

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 竿

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