棒

Reading

Kana: ぼう

Romaji: bou

Definition

noun

1

pole; rod; stick

Kanji

棒

Reading: ボウ

Meanings: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

Example Sentences

鬼(おに)に金棒(かなぼう)。

➥Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

泥棒(どろぼう)が逃(に)げた。

➥The thief ran away.

彼(かれ)は月給(げっきゅう)泥棒(どろぼう)だ。

➥He is not worth his salt.

彼(かれ)は泥棒(どろぼう)だ。

➥He is a thief.

彼(かれ)は泥棒同然(どろぼうどうぜん)だ。

➥He is no better than a thief.

泥棒(どろぼう)を捕(つか)まえた。

➥We caught the thief.