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棒
Stick, Rod
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
The kanji 棒 appears in many everyday objects, including 鉄棒 (horizontal bar), used in Japanese school playgrounds, and 棒読み, meaning reading in a flat, emotionless voice.
Memory Trick
Imagine holding a long wooden stick while hiking. That straight rod helps you remember 棒 means 'stick.'
Readings
Onyomi: ボウ (bou)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
棒
ぼう (bou)
Stick
鉄棒
てつぼう (tetsubou)
Horizontal bar
棒読み
ぼうよみ (bouyomi)
Monotone reading
泥棒
どろぼう (dorobou)
Thief
Example Sentence
子ども が 鉄棒 で 遊んでいます。
こども が てつぼう で あそんでいます。
kodomo ga tetsubou de asondeimasu
The children are playing on the horizontal bar.