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KanjiNot on the JLPT listsName kanji · 人名用9 strokesRadical 竹

竿 · pole, rod

竿 is a kanji meaning pole, rod, scale beam, violin neck. It has 9 strokes.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • カンkan

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • さおsao

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Words that use 竿 · 1 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 竿
WordReadingMeaningLevel
竿さおrod, pole (e.g., for drying laundry)N1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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