Vocabulary

What does 竿 (さお, sao) mean?

竿 (さお, sao) means pole, rod.

Quick facts
Reading	さお
Romaji	sao
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

竿さお

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsao

pole, rod

1noun rod; pole
2noun neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen
3noun beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4noun single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5noun penis

Example sentences

洗濯物(せんたくもの)を竿(さお)に干(ほ)す。
I hang the laundry on a pole.
釣(つ)り竿(ざお)を持(も)って川(かわ)へ出(で)かけた。
I went to the river with a fishing rod.

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