Vocab Info
N1 Noun
杖cane, walking stick, staff, wand
Dictionary Definition
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Noun
1.
cane, walking stick, staff, wand
All Forms
杖 【つえ】
Details
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老人が杖をついて歩いています。
The old man is walking with a cane.
後輩社員たちは部長を杖と頼んでいる。
The junior employees are leaning on the department manager like a cane.
古代、罪人たちは杖で体を打たれていたそうです。
Apparently, in ancient times, criminals were beaten with a cane.
杖をついて歩いているからといって彼が老人であるとは限りません。
Just because he’s walking with a cane doesn’t mean he’s an old man.
昔は三メートルを一つの単位として、杖という言葉が使われていたとか。
In the past, the word 'staff' was used as a unit of three meters.
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