- 1. [n] rod; pole
- 2. [n] neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen — esp. 棹
- 3. [n] beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
- 4. [n] single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
- 5. [n] penis (sl)
- 6. [ctr] counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Kanji in this word
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pole, rod, scale beam, violin neckOn: カン (kan)Kun: さお (sao)