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竿 means 'pole'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 2140   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-3    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 6 words   Used in 25 words   Used in 46 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Kun
   さお pole
On    カン
⿱   () bamboo   dry; drying frame  
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竿 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 竿 is used 24 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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カン : 8 words FIND ALL
noun
one pole (esp. used for fishing poles); one rod
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さお : 6 words FIND ALL
2
Most common form: さお
noun
1. rod; pole
2. neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen  (esp. 棹)
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さお (read as ざお) : 10 words FIND ALL
4
noun
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
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An additional さお less common words include 竿 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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竿
さお pole   
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カン   dry; drying frame   ひ to get dry   ほ to dry (something), to air   
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bamboo
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