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竿 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「竹」

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On
カンかん · kan
Kun
さおsao
Meaning
pole; rod

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Bamboo with 干 "straight": the straight bamboo rod — a pole.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 竿さお

    pole; rod

  • 釣り竿つりざお

    fishing rod

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

釣(つ)り竿(ざお)を担(かつ)いで川(かわ)へ向(む)かった。

I shouldered my fishing rod and headed for the river.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

釣り竿竿釣anglin…竺thick笈backpa…笥box笠bamboo…笹bamboo…亘extend…亙extend…函box侃uprigh…姦noisy
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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