JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 棒: "rod, stick, cane"
The kanji 棒 means "rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ボウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1455 of 2,501 |
Common words with 棒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 棒pole; rod; stick; baton · line; dash
- 泥棒thief; burglar; robber · theft; burglary; robbery
- 相棒partner; pal; accomplice
- ぶっきら棒curt; blunt; brusque
- 肉棒dick; cock
- 棍棒stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
- 棒立ちstanding upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
- 用心棒bodyguard; bouncer; (security) guard · bar (on a door); bolt
- 棒読みreading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery · reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
- 鉄棒iron rod; iron bar; iron club · horizontal bar (gymnastics)
- 棒状cylinder or rod-shaped
- 棒に振るto waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin
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