竿 | Japanese meaning

竿【さお】

Frequency rank: 20,521. – 20,614.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

rod; pole
neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisenesp. 棹
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
penisslang

counter

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

Forms

竿【さお】Frequency rank: 20,521. – 20,614.
棹【さお】Frequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.
さお

Generated definitions (experimental)

rod; pole

This meaning refers to a long, slender object typically used for support or to perform an action, such as fishing or physical activities.

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I bought a new rod to go fishing.

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That pole is very light and easy to handle.

neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen

This meaning refers to the elongated part of traditional Japanese musical instruments, particularly the shamisen, which is essential for playing.

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He made the neck of a new shamisen himself.

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The sound of the shamisen changes depending on the shape of the neck.

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

This meaning pertains to the horizontal bar found in scales or balances which is used to measure weight.

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The beam of that scale is old and heavy.

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For accurate measurements, the beam needs to be level.

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

This describes an arrangement or formation of birds, particularly geese, flying in a straight line, which is a common observation in nature.

ぐうすグース。

The geese were flying in the sky in a line like a rod.

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In autumn, they always fly in a line.

penis

This is a colloquial or informal usage referring to male genitalia, often used in casual conversations or slang.

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He jokingly said that his penis is large.

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At last night's party, my friend shared a funny story about his penis.

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

This meaning represents a unit of measurement for counting flags or specific types of traditional sweets, indicating their length or quantity.

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At the festival, there were ten flags standing.

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This sweet is three lengths long.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to hold a rodfishing rodlength of the poleto swing the rodtip of the poleadjustment of the rodto hang on a rodlong like a polerod-shaped objectlarge rodneck of a shamisen

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きごう:

あさ麻．.あさいと麻糸．.きごう「さきごう」はせっとうご接頭語．.

Wiktionary

Example sentences

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I put all of the sheets to dry on the pole.

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