Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Counter

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)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        rod, pole

      2. 2.

        neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen

        esp. 棹
      3. 3.

        beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)

      4. 4.

        single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)

      5. 5.

    2. Counter

      1. 6.

        counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)

    All Forms

    竿 【さお】棹 【さお】

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    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 yard.

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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。

      Men have rods while women don’t.

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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 yanked up my fishing rod, a sea bream was hooked on the line.

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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。

      A boatman is moving their small boat forward by pushing a pole against the riverbed.

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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 the forecast said it wouldn't rain until evening, I hung the laundry on the clothing rod in the garden.

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