棒 — rod, stick, cane
ぼう
棒
rod
ぼう
U+68D2
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1455
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1697
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- rod
- stick
- cane
- pole
- club
- line
Readings
- On'yomi
- ぼう bou
word
ぼう bou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
5 wordsEach dot is a word containing 棒: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 2 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.