Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: staff, cane
Kunyomi: つえ
Onyomi: ジョウ
Composition: 木 丈
Radical: 木
Meaning: tree
杖 (ジョウ) public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
杖鼓 (ジョウコ) janggu (Korean hourglass drum), janggo, changgo
金剛杖 (コンゴウヅエ) pilgrim's staff
手杖 (シュジョウ) staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage)
杖 (つえ) cane, walking stick, staff, wand
杖状 (つえじょう) staff-shaped
魔法の杖 (まほうのつえ) magic wand
転ばぬ先の杖 (ころばぬさきのつえ) prevention is better than cure, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, look before you leap, forewarned is forearmed, a stitch in time saves nine, a walking stick before stumbling
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: staff, cane
Kunyomi: つえ
Onyomi: ジョウ
Composition: 木 丈
Radical: 木
Meaning: tree
杖 (ジョウ) public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
杖鼓 (ジョウコ) janggu (Korean hourglass drum), janggo, changgo
金剛杖 (コンゴウヅエ) pilgrim's staff
手杖 (シュジョウ) staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage)
杖 (つえ) cane, walking stick, staff, wand
杖状 (つえじょう) staff-shaped
魔法の杖 (まほうのつえ) magic wand
転ばぬ先の杖 (ころばぬさきのつえ) prevention is better than cure, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, look before you leap, forewarned is forearmed, a stitch in time saves nine, a walking stick before stumbling