棒 — kanji meaning “rod”
棒
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
- Meanings
- rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
- On'yomi
- ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1455 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- bàng — Chinese character page
Words with 棒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泥棒 | どろぼう dorobou | thief; burglar; robber |
| 相棒 | あいぼう aibou | partner; pal; accomplice |
| 鉄棒 | てつぼう tetsubou | iron rod; iron bar; iron club |
| 用心棒 | ようじんぼう youjinbou | bodyguard; bouncer; (security) guard |
| 棒立ち | ぼうだち boudachi | standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing |
| 棒状 | ぼうじょう boujou | cylinder or rod-shaped |
| 棒読み | ぼうよみ bouyomi | reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery |
| 警棒 | けいぼう keibou | (police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club |
| 綿棒 | めんぼう menbou | cotton swab |
| 棒高跳び | ぼうたかとび boutakatobi | pole vault |
| 平行棒 | へいこうぼう heikoubou | parallel bars |
| 指揮棒 | しきぼう shikibou | (conductor's) baton; stick |
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