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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N2

1455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ボウ

Composition: 木 奉

棒

Radical

Radical: 木

Reading: きへん

Meaning: tree

Strokes: 4

Reading: きへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

棒(ぼう)   pole, rod, stick

棒状(ぼうじょう)   cylindrical

棒立ち(ぼうだち)   stand bolt upright [n.]

棒読み(ぼうよみ)   read in monotone [n.]

相棒(あいぼう)   partner, pal, accomplice

警棒(けいぼう)   police baton, nightstick

泥棒(どろぼう)   thief, burglar, robber, theft

延べ棒(のべぼう)   ingot

用心棒(ようじんぼう)   bodyguard

Onyomi Examples

棒 (ボウ) pole, rod, stick, baton, line, dash, spoken monotonously

棒状 (ボウジョウ) cylinder or rod-shaped

用心棒 (ヨウジンボウ) bodyguard, bouncer, (security) guard, bar (on a door), bolt, stick or pole used for self-defence

指揮棒 (シキボウ) conductor's stick, conductor's baton

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