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Stroke Count
12 Strokes
Radical
木 + 8 Strokes
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English Meaning
  1. pole a boat
Readings
Kun'yomi: さお、こ.ぐ。
On'yomi: タク。(Go-on, Kan-on Readings)
ジョウ。(Go-on Reading)
トウ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 棹

Dictionary Entry for 棹

sao
noun
  1. 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
counter
  1. counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 棹

Construction of Character for 棹

Radicals and parts present in 棹
» Radical tree, wood
» Part ten
» Part divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
» Part day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Origin and construction of 棹

Kanji related to 棹

  • 稿

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