竿

noun

  1. fishing rod with the line connected to the tip (i.e. without a reel or guides).
  2. fishing rod made of a single piece of bamboo.
  3. one-piece shamisen neck.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
竿
のべ竿 のべざお
 
竿
延べ竿 のべざお

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pole, rod, scale beam
さお カン (Kentei Pre-1)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual, (個 variant)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)