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
Radical: 木
Reading: きへん
Meaning: tree
Strokes: 4
Reading: きへん
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
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