Question

竿 さお 竿(さお): (1) rod; pole (2) neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen (3) beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance) (4) single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese) (5) penis (6) counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan) S+ 竹: bamboo干: dry; parch pole bamboo cane (#2642) + bamboo pole = bamboo clothlines.

Accepted Answer

カン pole, rod, scale beam, violin neck 0 2416 (none) In Japan they use bamboo poles to dry their clothes on. 2632

Kanji	竿
Onyomi	カン
Kunyomi	さお
English	pole, rod, scale beam, violin neck
Examples	竿(さお): (1) rod; pole (2) neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen (3) beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance) (4) single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese) (5) penis (6) counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Frequency	2416
Components	竹: bamboo 干: dry; parch
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	pole
Koohii Story 1	In Japan they use bamboo poles to dry their clothes on.
Koohii Story 2	bamboo cane (#2642) + bamboo pole = bamboo clothlines.
RTK Index	2632

Bamboo Pole Neck Counter 竿 カン さお Rod

Bamboo Pole Neck Counter 竿カンさお Rod