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10 results for 竿

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さお竿sao
  1. Noun

    rod; pole

  2. neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen

    esp. 棹

  3. beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)

  4. single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)

  5. penis

    Slang

  6. Counter

    counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)

Also written 棹【さお】sao

Pitch on OJAD

More words

竿かんkan

Suffix, Countercounter for poles, rods, etc.

竿頭かんとうkantou

Nountop of a pole

竿秤さおばかりsaobakari

Nounbeam balance; steelyard

竿燈かんとうkantou

NounKanto Festival (Akita) · street light

竿役さおやくsaoyaku

Nouncharacter in erotica with a mainly penetrative role

竿姉妹さおしまいsaoshimai

Nounwomen who have had sex with the same man; pole sisters

簡牘かんどくkandoku

Nounletter; missive; note

さお竹さおだけsaodake

Nounbamboo pole

棹立ちさおだちsaodachi

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbbolting upright; rearing up (horse)

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