What does kanji 棒 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 棒 is rod.

How is kanji 棒 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 棒 are ボウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 棒?

Kanji 棒 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 棒?

The main radical for kanji 棒 is 木.

What words use kanji 棒?

Example words that use kanji 棒 include 棒, 棒立ち, 棒高跳び, 棒状.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 5

棒

Meaning

Kanji 棒

rod

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ボウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1455
Strokes: 12
Radical: 木
Components: 一 • ｜ • 二 • 人 • 大 • 木
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 俸 • 捧 • 琫 • 菶 • 唪 • 奉 • 淎

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 182 entries that include this kanji.

棒

ぼう

spoken monotonously

棒立ち

ぼうだち

standing upright

棒高跳び

ぼうたかとび

pole vault

棒状

ぼうじょう

cylinder or rod-shaped

棒引き

ぼうびき

tug of war played with a pole

棒読み

ぼうよみ

reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

棒々鶏

バンバンジー

bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)

棒キャンディ

ぼうキャンディ

candy stick

棒グラフ

ぼうグラフ

bar graph

棒で殴る

ぼうでなぐる

to hit with a club

棒に振る

ぼうにふる

to make a mess of

棒ほど願って針ほど叶う

ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう

you can't always get what you want

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は長い棒を持っている。

He is carrying a long stick.

老人は棒をついて歩いていた。

The old man was walking with a cane.

庭に棒を立ててロープを結んだ。

I set up a pole in the yard and tied a rope to it.

黒板に一本の棒を引いてください。

Please draw one straight line on the blackboard.

子どもが棒で地面に絵を描いている。

The child is drawing on the ground with a stick.