竿

Written & reading forms

Also written 棹

Meanings

1. 01

   Noun

   rod; pole

2. 02

   Noun

   neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen

   esp. 棹

3. 03

   Noun

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

4. 04

   Noun

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

5. 05

   Noun

   penis

   Slang

6. 06

   Counter

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

Pitch accent

Red line shows relative high and low pitch by mora. Pronunciation can vary by region and speaker.

• さお (竿)
  中高 · Nakadaka