Word Meaning 金棒

かなぼう kanabou

金棒 is read as かなぼう (kanabou) and means iron club.

Meaning

English

  1. iron club
  2. iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
  3. metal rod
  4. metal bar
  5. iron rod
  6. crowbar

Reading

Kana

かなぼう

Romaji

kanabou

Writing Variants

  • 鉄棒 かなぼう kanabou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 115600 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

金棒引き

かなぼうひき

a gossip

税金泥棒

ぜいきんどろぼう

tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient)

鬼に金棒

おににかなぼう

making something strong even stronger

金額

きんがく

amount of money

金庫

きんこ

depository

金星

きんぼし

dazzling victory

金貨

きんか

gold coin

金券

きんけん

gold certificate

金城

きんじょう

golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)

金鉱

きんこう

gold mine

金糸

きんし

gold thread

金星

きんせい

Venus (planet)

Example Sentences

2

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

If you could only speak English, you would be perfect.