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Kanji: 棒
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KANJI

棒

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	木 Radical name: き
Meaning:	Rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1500 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	泥棒(どろぼう)	thief
N3	棒(ぼう)	pole, rod, stick
N1	鉄棒(かなぼう)	iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)

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