棹 — kanji meaning “pole a boat”
棹
pole a boat
- Meanings
- pole a boat
- On'yomi
- トウ (tou)、タク (taku)
- Kun'yomi
- さお、こ.ぐ
- Strokes
- 12
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- zhào, zhuō — Chinese character page
Words with 棹
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 棹さす | さおさす saosasu | to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat) |
| 棹物菓子 | さおものがし saomonogashi | Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro) |
| 棹物 | さおもの saomono | saomono; Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro) |
| 棹立ち | さおだち saodachi | bolting upright; rearing up (horse) |
| 太棹 | ふとざお futozao | shamisen with a thick neck |
| 細棹 | ほそざお hosozao | shamisen with a thin neck |
| 中棹 | ちゅうざお chuuzao | shamisen with a medium-sized neck |
| 棹歌 | とうか touka | boatmen's song |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.