ロッド、釣り竿

ロッド、つりさお

Rod, fishing rod

竿

さお かん

counter for poles, rods, etc.

一竿

いっかん

one pole (esp. used for fishing poles), one rod

殻竿

からざお からさお

flail (for threshing grain)

竿頭

かんとう

top of a pole

竿秤

さおばかり

beam balance, steelyard

竹竿

たけざお

bamboo pole

旗竿

はたざお

flagstaff, flagpole

黐竿

もちざお

lime stick for catching insects

竿燈

かんとう

Kanto Festival (Akita)

肉竿

にくざお

penis; cock

三竿

さんかん さんさお

broad daylight

継ぎ竿

つぎざお つぎさお

a jointed fishing rod

のべ竿

のべざお

fishing rod with the line connected to the tip (i.e. without a reel or guides)

竿姉妹

さおしまい

women who have had sex with the same man; pole sisters

物干し竿

ものほしざお ものほしさお

pole on which to hang laundry for drying, clothesline

百尺竿頭

ひゃくせきかんとう ひゃくしゃくかんとう

the highest state of one's enlightenment, the highest level one can attain

鳥刺し竿

とりさしざお

birdlime-covered pole

釣具

つりぐ

fishing gear, tackle