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棒

Kanji 棒: meaning "stick, pole", readings, stroke order

The kanji 棒 means "stick, pole". On'yomi: ボウ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
stick, pole
On'yomi
ボウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 棒

  • 泥棒 どろぼう — thief; burglar
  • 棒 ぼう — pole, rod, stick
  • 鉄棒 てつぼう — iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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