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Meanings

pole a boat

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トウ
タク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さお
こ.ぐ

Common Words

Freq #11072
1

Common noun

rod; pole

2

Common noun; Esp. 棹

neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen

3

Common noun

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

4

Common noun

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

5

Slang; Common noun

penis

6

Counter

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

とうか
Noun
Freq #60180
1

boatmen's song

けざお
Noun
Freq #73414
1

bamboo pole

竿立ち
おだち
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #102071
1

bolting upright; rearing up (horse)

棹差す
さす
掉さす
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #128230
1

to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat)

2

to swim with (the tide); to go with (the flow, the times, etc.)

3

to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)

ふとざお
Noun
Freq #164231
1

shamisen with a thick neck

連枷
唐竿
唐棹
連架
らざお (殻竿/連枷/唐竿/唐棹)
からさお (殻竿/連枷/唐竿/唐棹)
れんか (連枷/連架)
Noun
Freq #206523
1

flail (for threshing grain)

ほそざお
Noun
Freq #232482
1

shamisen with a thin neck

棹秤
おばかり
Noun
Freq #245517
1

beam balance; steelyard

ちゅうざお
Noun
Freq #312054
1

shamisen with a medium-sized neck

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