ぼう
Meanings
Noun
1. pole; rod; stick; baton
2. line; dash
Expression
Internet slang
3. spoken monotonously
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (109 in total)
curt; blunt; brusque
① 盗みを働く人。盗むこと。② なまけもの。ならずもの。
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
① 苦しみや辛さを堪えること。
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
shoulder carrying pole
rolling pin
dick; cock
① 駕籠などの前の方を担ぐ人。② 人の手先となり働くこと。
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
stick of candy
prop; support
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
① 一緒に仕事などをするときの相方。
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
cylinder or rod-shaped
severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism; stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators
rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles; hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste
① 主に暴力から、誰かの身あるいは団体や組織などを守るためにそばに置いておく者。② 万が一の用心に備えて用意しておく棒。③ 心張り棒のこと。
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
① 金属を伸ばして棒状にしたもの。② 麺棒。
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
fire hook; poker; slice bar
prop; support
① 水平方向又は側面に取り付けた棒。横向きの棒。② 漢字の横に引いた線。横画。
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
magic staff
① 垂直方向に取り付けた棒。縦向きの棒。② 漢字の縦に引いた線。縦画。③ 漢字の部首「⼁」の呼称の一つ。
stay bar; bearer bar
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
① 何かを打つのに丁度良い長さの棒。② 徳利の形をした体操用具。
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
① 指揮者が指揮に使う棒。
cotton swab
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
matchstick
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
pointer; pointing stick
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
① 棒の反発力によりバーを跳び越える高さを競う陸上競技。
on a stick
to hit with a club
stick figure; stick person
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen
bar graph; bar chart
selfie stick
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
scoring stick; counter; chip
to draw a line
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
glowstick; neon light stick
① 駕籠などの後ろの方を担ぐ人。
pointer; pointing stick
round bar (of metal, etc.)
straight line
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
climbing pole
candy stick; lollipop
candy stick; lollipop
parallel bars
① 原子炉の出力を制御するために炉の中に出し入れする棒。
stay bar; bearer bar
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
rolling pin
wooden stick; wooden pole
candy stick; stick candy; candy on a stick (e.g. lollipop); cylindrical candy
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
① バット。② バットでボールを打つこと。
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod
pogo sisters; women who have had sex with the same man
lipstick
ramrod; rammer; ram; (cattle) prod; goad
pole climbing (gymnastics)
selfie stick
flail (for threshing grain)
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
barred spiral galaxy
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
person missing at least one hand
person missing at least one hand
stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism
indiscriminate learning by heart
steel rod
bar thermometer
metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts
pole used to hand things up a ladder
nuclear fuel rod; nuclear rod
to do something stupid; to do something pointless; (lit.) to hit a muddy rice field with a stick
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
gutweed (Ulva intestinalis); grass kelp
(lit.) a starved dog does not fear the rod
hex key; hexagonal wrench key; Allen key (TM); Allen wrench (TM)
cattle prod
stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)
Examples (7 in total)
He beat the dog with a stick.
The dog was sniffing a stick.
There was a flag at the top of the pole.