Kanji 棒: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

Key takeaways

Kanji 棒: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

棒

Meaning

rodstickcanepoleclubline

On reading

ボウ

Radical

木

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 棒

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

Kanji structure breakdown

棒

Structure breakdown

木 + 奉

Mnemonic story

Imagine holding a long wooden (木) rod with both hands as if offering (奉) it. This character represents a stick, pole, or rod made of wood.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ボウ

鉄棒かなぼう
iron bar / horizontal bar
棒ぼう
stick / rod / pole
泥棒どろぼう
thief / burglar / robber

Commonly used words

鉄棒
かなぼう
iron bar / horizontal bar
棒
ぼう
stick / rod / pole
泥棒
どろぼう
thief / burglar / robber

Example sentences

Example 1

子どもが公園の鉄棒で遊んでいる。

Translation

Children are playing on the horizontal bar in the park.

Example 2

この鉄棒はとても丈夫で重い。

Translation

This iron bar is very strong and heavy.

Example 3

公園で棒を拾いました。

Translation

I picked up a stick in the park.

Example 4

お土産で竹の棒をもらった。

Translation

I received a bamboo rod as a souvenir.

Kanji 棒: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

鉄棒 (かなぼう): meaning and examples

棒 (ぼう): meaning and examples

泥棒 (どろぼう): meaning and examples