Kanji
N2 12 strokes Grade 6 freq #1455

rod, stick, cane, pole, club

On'yomi (音読み)

Radical (部首)

tree ki

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

pole; rod
thief; burglar
iron rod; iron bar
bodyguard; bouncer
partner; pal
parallel bars
cylinder or rod-shaped
(police officer's) baton; truncheon
(conductor's) baton; stick
cotton swab

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

pole vault
drawing a line (esp. through an entry in a ledger, record book, etc.); striking out
standing upright; standing bolt upright
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery
curt; blunt

Example sentences

Throw a stick and watch the dog fetch it.

They set up a pole at the center of the circle.

He is no better than a thief.

He is no better than a thief.