Vocab Info
N1 Noun
竿
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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庭にある竿に洗濯物を干しました。
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)}
竿は、男性にはあるが女性にはない部分である。
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)}
竿を一気に持ち上げると、そこには鯛がかかっていた。
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)}
船頭が竿を水底に突いてこの小さな舟を進めています。
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)}
今日は夜まで雨が降らない予報だったので、庭の竿に洗濯物を干しました。
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)}