Japanese symbol for “shafts”
轅
ながえ
Romaji: nagae
shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
In Japanese, shafts is 轅, read ながえ (nagae).
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Meanings
- n shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shafts”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 梶棒 | かじぼう kajibou | shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.