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Readings

Kana: トウ、タク、さお、こ.ぐ
Romaji: tou, taku, sao, ko.gu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

pole a boat

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  75
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-8
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  zhuo1
Unicode:  68f9
JIS:  5C2A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2291
New Nelson Index: 2738
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a8.38
Four Corner Index: 4194.6
Japanese Names Index: 1620
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14992
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0409

Words

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; counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)
竿秤 (さおばかり)
beam balance; steelyard
棹物 (さおもの)
saomono; Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)
棹立ち (さおだち)
bolting upright; rearing up (horse)
殻竿 (からざお、からさお)
flail (for threshing grain)
棹差す (さおさす)
to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with the tide
棹物菓子 (さおものがし)
Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)
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