Word Meaning 突棒

つくぼう tsukubou

突棒 is read as つくぼう (tsukubou) and means barbed T-shaped weapon for catching thieves (Edo period).

Meaning

English

barbed T-shaped weapon for catching thieves (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

つくぼう

Romaji

tsukubou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 150325 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

突き棒

つきぼう

(cattle) prod

突き刺す

つきさす

to stab

突き刺さる

つきささる

to stick (into)

突き詰める

つきつめる

to be obsessed with a thought

突発的

とっぱつてき

sudden

突上げ戸

つきあげど

top-hinged window shutter (often held open with a pole)

泥棒

どろぼう

theft

棒

ぼう

spoken monotonously

鉄棒

てつぼう

horizontal bar (gymnastics)

相棒

あいぼう

partner

用心棒

ようじんぼう

stick or pole used for self-defence

ぶっきら棒

ぶっきらぼう

curt