棒
rod, pole
JLPT N2 Grade 6 12 strokes
- On'yomi
- ボウ
- Radical
- 木 · tree (tree, wood)
棒 means "rod, pole". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 12 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ボウ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.
Stroke order & writing
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棒 in example sentences
がた。 Dorobou ga nigeta.
The thief ran away.
じゃよ。 Dorobou ja nai yo.
I'm not a thief.
Dorobou o tsukamaeta.
We caught the thief.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
Words that use 棒
More 木 (tree) kanji
Common questions
- What does the kanji 棒 mean?
- 棒 means "rod, pole". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
- How many strokes does 棒 have?
- 棒 is written in 12 strokes.
- How is 棒 read?
- Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ボウ.
- What JLPT level is 棒?
- 棒 is a JLPT N2 kanji.