# 棒 — stick; rod

棒 means “stick; rod”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ボウ (bou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 棒 (bou, “pole; rod”).

- Meaning: stick; rod
- On'yomi: ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Things 1

## How to remember 棒

Parts: 木 tree · 奉 offer reverently

## Words with 棒

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 棒 | ぼう (bou) | pole; rod |

## Don't confuse it with

[泰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/serene/) · [俸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stipend/) · [春](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/spring/) · [奏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/play-music/)

## More in the “Things 1” set

[券](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ticket/) · [印](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mark/) · [札](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/banknote/) · [袋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bag/) · [宝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/treasure/) · [封](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/seal-an-envelope/) · [械](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/contraption/) · [棒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/stick/)

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