棒 : Rod

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Components:

木奉

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

On 'yomi:

ボウ(bou)

Strokes:	12
Radical:	木 (75)
Usage Rating:	1455

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	6

Unicode:	068d2
jis208:	43-32

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棒 Usage examples

棒温度計(ぼうおんどけい)	bar thermometer
棒で殴る(ぼうでなぐる)	to hit with a club
棒を引く(ぼうをひく)	to draw a line
半棒術(はんぼうじゅつ)	form of martial art using a short cane staff
六尺棒(ろくしゃくぼう)	shoulder pole
片棒(かたぼう)	partner, accomplice
泥棒根性(どろぼうこんじょう)	underhand character, thievish nature
打ち棒(うちぼう) 打棒(うちぼう)	slapstick (comedy)
月給泥棒(げっきゅうどろぼう)	freeloader, slacker, lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
税金泥棒(ぜいきんどろぼう)	tax parasite, public servants, politicians
説教泥棒(せっきょうどろぼう)	preaching burglar, burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes
泥棒稼業(どろぼうかぎょう)	professional thievery
半鐘泥棒(はんしょうどろぼう)	very tall person
藪から棒に(やぶからぼうに)	unexpectedly, out of the blue
手棒(てぼう) 手ん棒(てぼう)	person missing at least one hand
お先棒を担ぐ(おさきぼうをかつぐ)	to be a willing cats-paw or tool for a person
片棒を担ぐ(かたぼうをかつぐ)	to take part in
押さえ棒(おさえぼう)	metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade
墓泥棒(はかどろぼう)	grave robber, grave robbing
マッチ棒(マッチぼう)	matchstick
箸にも棒にも掛からない(はしにもぼうにもかからない)	hopeless, unmanageable, incorrigible
車泥棒(くるまどろぼう)	auto theft, car thief
鬼に金棒(おににかなぼう)	making a strong person even stronger (like giving a metal rod to an ogre), as strong as can be
光る棒(ひかるぼう)	glowstick, neon light stick