Word details

警棒

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 警棒.

Dictionary

Entry

警棒いぼうNounFreq #32668
1

(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club

Examples
警棒で空をなぐりつけ、よろめいて体勢をたてなおしたガードマンは、自分に向かって突進してくる金網づくりのクズカゴを見た。
The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

admonish, commandment

19 strokesFrequency 366JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ケイ

Kun

いまし.める

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

12 strokesFrequency 1,455JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ボウ

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