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Kanji Details for 棹

Strokes count

Strokes: 12

Radicals

Radicals:

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pole a boat
  • トウ
  • タク
  • さお
  • こ.ぐ

Popular Words With This Kanji

  • 竿, 棹

    rod; pole

    neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen

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

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

    penis

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

  • 棹差す

    to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with the tide

  • 殻竿, 唐棹, 連枷

    flail (for threshing grain)