Quick answer
棒 is the kanji for "Rod". Its reading is ぼう (bou). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Rod
Also : Stick · Cane · Pole · Club · Line
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 棒 represents 'ROD'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of rod.
On-reading: ぼう — remember this sound by associating it with rod.
Example Sentences
丸い棒状のキャンディーを舐めながら映画を見ました。
まるいぼうじょうのきゃんでぃーをなめながらえいがをみました。
I watched a movie while licking a round stick-shaped candy.
棒グラフを使って、データを視覚的に表しました。
ぼうぐらふをつかって、でーたをしかくてきにあらわしました。
Using a bar graph, I visually represented the data.
Vocabulary using 棒
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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