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)