竿さお

1. 1rod ; pole
2. 2neck (of a shamisen, etc.) ; shamisen
3. 3beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4. 4single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5. 5penis
6. 6counter for flags (on poles) ; counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)

Other writings and readings

JMdict entry 1214060 · frequency rank 30. Source and licence.