Kanji

棒

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ボウ

Common Readings

ボウ

Example sentences

棒 ぼう
犬が棒で遊んでいる。

The dog is playing with a stick.

振り回す ふりまわす
そんなに棒を振り回すと危ないですよ。

It is dangerous to swing a stick around like that.

相棒 あいぼう
彼は私の最高の相棒だ。

He is my best partner.

泥棒 どろぼう
昨夜、近所の家に泥棒が入ったらしい。

Apparently, a thief broke into a neighbor's house last night.

警察 けいさつ
泥棒を捕まえるために警察を呼んだ。

I called the police to catch the thief.

肉棒 にくぼう
その小説では、肉棒という露骨な俗語が使われていた。

That novel used an explicit vulgar term for penis.

棍棒 こんぼう
警備員は倒れていた棍棒を袋に入れた。

The security guard put the fallen club into a bag.

棒立ち ぼうだち
突然の知らせを聞いて、彼は玄関で棒立ちになった。

After hearing the sudden news, he stood frozen in the entryway.

棒読み ぼうよみ
彼は台本を棒読みしているようだった。

He seemed to be reading the script in a monotone.

用心棒 ようじんぼう
店は、夜のトラブルに備えて用心棒を雇った。

The shop hired a bodyguard to prepare for trouble at night.

Example Vocabulary

棒

ぼう

stick; pole; rod; line

相棒

あいぼう

partner; buddy; sidekick; accomplice

泥棒

どろぼう

thief; burglar; stealing

肉棒

にくぼう

vulgar slang for penis

棍棒

こんぼう

club; cudgel; thick wooden stick

棒立ち

ぼうだち

standing frozen; standing stock-still; rearing up on the hind legs

棒読み

ぼうよみ

monotone reading; reading without expression

用心棒

ようじんぼう

bodyguard; hired guard; guard kept for protection

棒状

ぼうじょう

鉄棒

てつぼう

iron bar; horizontal bar (gymnastics)

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