竿 (さお) — rod | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle Dictionarynoun
Meanings
- 1rod
- 2pole (e.g., for drying laundry)
- 3pole
- 4neck (of a shamisen, etc.)
- 5shamisen
- 6beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
- 7single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
- 8counter for flags (on poles)
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