# 竿 — Rod

Frequency rank 2257 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 卯 (Sign of the hare or rabbit), less common than 稔 (Harvest).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: さお
- Radical: 竹 Bamboo (Kangxi 118)
- Frequency path: Level XVIII of XX

In words:

- 竿 さお — rod;pole (e.g. for drying laundry)

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