JLPT N3 · Expression

棒 (bou)

棒 (ぼう, bou) is a Japanese expression meaning “pole; rod”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ぼう
Romaji
bou
Word class
Expression
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. pole; rod; stick; baton · noun
  2. line; dash · noun
  3. spoken monotonously · expression · net-sl

Example sentences

この棒は先がとがっている。
This pole is sharp at the end.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 棒

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 棒.

Source: JMdict entry 1519750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.