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竿

さお

rod

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noun

1. Rod; Pole

2. Neck (of a shamisen, etc.); Shamisen

3. Beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)

4. Single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)

5. Penis slang.

counter

6. Counter for flags (on poles); Counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)

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