ぼう
Meanings
Noun
1. pole; rod; stick; baton
2. line; dash
Expression
Internet slang
3. spoken monotonously
Kanji used
rod
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (128 in total)
① 一緒に仕事などをするときの相方。
① 盗みを働く人。盗むこと。② なまけもの。ならずもの。
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。
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
cylinder or rod-shaped
① 指揮者が指揮に使う棒。
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
cotton swab
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
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。
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
curt; blunt; brusque
prop; support
① 金属を伸ばして棒状にしたもの。② 麺棒。
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
fire hook; poker; slice bar
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
shoulder carrying pole
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
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。
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
to hit with a club
rolling pin
prop; support
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。
① 苦しみや辛さを堪えること。
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。
stick figure; stick person
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
(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
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
scoring stick; counter; chip
fire hook; poker; slice bar
on a stick
to draw a line
to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time)
glowstick; neon light stick
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
① 駕籠などの後ろの方を担ぐ人。
pointer; pointing stick
round bar (of metal, etc.)
straight line
climbing pole
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
stay bar; bearer bar
rolling pin
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
carrying poles (palanquin, portable shrine)
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
wooden stick; wooden pole
candy stick; stick candy; candy on a stick (e.g. lollipop); cylindrical candy
candy stick; lollipop
severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism; stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators
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
(nuclear reactor's) fuel rod
shafts (of rickshaws or similar vehicles); thills; tiller; yoke
pogo sisters; women who have had sex with the same man
ramrod; rammer; ram; (cattle) prod; goad
pole climbing (gymnastics)
selfie stick
stick of candy
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
flail (for threshing grain)
fireman's pole; sliding pole; slide guide; slide bar
candy stick; lollipop
stay bar; bearer bar
rolling pin
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
person missing at least one hand
stick with a hook, claw or other handling mechanism
cotton swab
rolling pin
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
stay bar; bearer bar
flunky; cat's-paw; tool; person whose services are at the disposal of another
rolling pin; extension bar; katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
plain (e.g. face); smooth; slovenly
pole climbing (gymnastics)
rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles; hurry; haste; comparison to someone making horse chestnut noodles which requires great haste
inubō karuta (type of iroha karuta originating in Edo)
person missing at least one hand
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
pole used to hand things up a ladder
metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade
jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts
indiscriminate learning by heart
to do something stupid; to do something pointless; (lit.) to hit a muddy rice field with a stick
(lit.) a starved dog does not fear the rod
hex key; hexagonal wrench key; Allen key (TM); Allen wrench (TM)
nuclear fuel rod; nuclear rod
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
wooden ladle or rod used to stir the rice porridge used in a kayuura divination
gutweed (Ulva intestinalis); grass kelp
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.