Keyword
rod
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1697
Readings
ぼう
(99%)
Composed of
tree
dedicate
Used in vocabulary (277 in total)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
partner; pal; accomplice
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
Examples (115 in total)
From here, it still looks like nothing more than a thin rod.
By the way, where is the stick?
I drew a circle on the ground with a stick.