| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 竿 | さお | rod, pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis; counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan) |
| 竿 | かん | counter for poles, rods, etc. |
| 竿竹 | さおだけ | bamboo pole |
| 三竿 | さんかん | broad daylight |
| 黐竿 | もちざお | lime stick for catching insects |
| 釣り竿 | つりざお | fishing rod |
| 釣竿 | つりざお | fishing rod |
| 竹竿 | たけざお | bamboo pole |
| 物干し竿 | ものほしざお | pole on which to hang laundry for drying, clothesline |
| 旗竿 | はたざお | flagstaff, flagpole; arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra), rock cress |
