Kanji
杖
kanji character
staff
cane
杖 kanji-杖 staff, cane
杖
Meaning
staff and cane
Readings
Kun'yomi
- つえ はしら person upon whom one relies
- つえ じょう staff-shaped
- つえ をつく to walk with a cane
On'yomi
- じょう じゅつ jōjutsu
- じょう どう jōdō
- じょう こ janggu (Korean hourglass drum)
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/7
Common Words
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杖 public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments) -
杖 柱 person upon whom one relies -
杖 術 jōjutsu, form of martial art using a cane staff -
杖 道 jōdō, form of martial art using a cane staff -
杖 鼓 janggu (Korean hourglass drum), janggo, changgo -
杖 状 staff-shaped -
儀 杖 ceremonial weapon, ceremony -
錫 杖 khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks), pewter staff -
側 杖 blow received by a bystander, getting dragged in to someone else's fight -
傍 杖 blow received by a bystander, getting dragged in to someone else's fight - そば
杖 blow received by a bystander, getting dragged in to someone else's fight -
頬 杖 resting one's chin in one's hands, brace (in construction), angle brace -
頰 杖 resting one's chin in one's hands, brace (in construction), angle brace -
面 杖 resting one's chin in one's hands, brace (in construction), angle brace -
虎 杖 Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), flowering bamboo -
手 杖 staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage) -
方 杖 brace (in construction), angle brace -
職 杖 mace, (ceremonial) staff -
粥 杖 wand used when preparing gruel for the 15th of the first month (said to cure sterility in women) -
白 杖 white cane (for the blind or visually impaired) -
鹿 杖 forked stick -
牧 杖 crosier, crozier -
杖 をつくto walk with a cane -
聖 杖 holy staff, sacred staff -
竹 の杖 bamboo rod (stick, pole) -
振 り杖 flail with a retractable iron weight and chain -
杖 を突 くto walk with a cane -
杖 を付 くto walk with a cane -
仕 込 杖 swordstick, sword cane, loaded cane -
松 葉 杖 crutch, crutches