竿
Readings
Kana:
カン、さお
Romaji:
kan, sao
Meanings
pole, rod, scale beam, violin neck
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
9
Radical Number:
118
Frequency:
2416
Grade:
9
Skip Pattern:
2-6-3
Korean Reading:
gan
Chinese Reading:
gan1
Unicode:
7aff
JIS:
3448
Indexes
Nelson Index: 3369
New Nelson Index: 4250
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6f3.3
Four Corner Index: 8840.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25854
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0744
Remembering the kanji Index: 2632
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2288
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2676
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3259
Words
竿
(かん)
counter for poles, rods, etc.
さお竹
(さおだけ)
bamboo pole
物干し竿
(ものほしざお)
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
釣竿
(つりざお)
fishing rod
黐竿
(もちざお)
lime stick for catching insects
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)
一竿
(いっかん)
one pole (esp. used for fishing poles); one rod
百尺竿頭
(ひゃくせきかんとう、ひゃくしゃくかんとう)
the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain
竹竿
(たけざお)
bamboo pole
三竿
(さんかん)
broad daylight