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竿

さお

Readings

さお

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nrod; pole
  2. 2.
    nneck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen
  3. 3.
    nbeam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
  4. 4.
    nsingle line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
  5. 5.
    npenis
  6. 6.
    ctrcounter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)

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竿
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竿さお

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

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