[かん, kan] (suf, ctr) counter for poles, rods, etc.
[さおだけ, saodake] (n) bamboo pole
[いっかん, ikkan] (n) one pole (esp. used for fishing poles); one rod
[からざお;からさお, karazao ; karasao] (n) flail (for threshing grain)
[さお, sao] (n) (1) rod; pole; (2) (esp. 棹) 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) (sl) penis; (ctr) (6) counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan); (P)
[かんとう, kantou] (n) top of a pole
[さおばかり, saobakari] (n) beam balance; steelyard
[はたざお, hatazao] (n) (1) flagstaff; flagpole; (2) (uk) arabis (any plant of genus Arabis, esp. tower mustard, Arabis glabra); rock cress
[つぎざお, tsugizao] (n) a jointed fishing rod
[さんかん, sankan] (n) broad daylight
[あきたかんとうまつり, akitakantoumatsuri] (n) Kanto Festival (Akita)
[たけざお, takezao] (n) bamboo pole
[とりさしざお, torisashizao] (n) (See 鳥刺・1) birdlime-covered pole
[つりざお, tsurizao] (n) fishing rod
[ひゃくせきかんとう;ひゃくしゃくかんとう, hyakusekikantou ; hyakushakukantou] (n) the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain
[ものほしざお, monohoshizao] (n) pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
[もちざお, mochizao] (n) lime stick for catching insects