Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Common noun
rod; pole
Common noun; Esp. 棹
neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen
Common noun
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
Common noun
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
Slang; Common noun
penis
Counter
counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat)
to swim with (the tide); to go with (the flow, the times, etc.)
to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)
flail (for threshing grain)
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