Vocab Info

N1 Noun

竿(さお)

rod, pole, neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen, beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance), single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese), penis, counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)

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    • Word Type

      Noun

    • 単語の種類

      名詞

    Examples

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      (にわ)にある竿(さお)洗濯(せんたく)(もの)()しました。

      I hung the laundry on the pole in the garden. {rod, pole, neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen, beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance), single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese), penis, counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)}

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      竿(さお)は、男性(だんせい)にはあるが女性(じょせい)にはない部分(ぶぶん)である。

      The rod is a part that is present in males but not in females. {rod, pole, neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen, beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance), single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese), penis, counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)}

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      竿(さお)一気(いっき)()()げると、そこには(たい)がかかっていた。

      When I swiftly lifted up the rod, there was a sea bream hooked on it. {rod, pole, neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen, beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance), single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese), penis, counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)}

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      船頭(せんどう)竿(さお)水底(みなそこ)()いてこの(ちい)さな(ふね)(すす)めています。

      The boatman is propelling this small boat forward by sticking a pole into the riverbed. {rod, pole, neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen, beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance), single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese), penis, counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)}

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      今日(きょう)(よる)まで(あめ)()らない予報(よほう)だったので、(にわ)竿(さお)洗濯(せんたく)(もの)()しました。

      Since today's forecast predicted no rain until tonight, I hung the laundry on the pole in the garden. {rod, pole, neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen, beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance), single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese), penis, counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)}

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