杖

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cane

On-Yomi: ジョウ

Koohii stories:

1) [mantixen] 21-2-2007(44): Wood of a certain length can be used as a cane.

2) [Meconium] 14-2-2010(11): A length of wood will be suitable as a cane, a walking stick or even a weapon (a jo).This is じょう from the martial art Joudou 杖道 . Ten 尺 make up a 杖 . Also, walking stick, つえ.

3) [enryu] 29-8-2009(4): An old man shopping around uses a machine to measure the LENGTH of a suitable walking CANE but when it malfunctions he picks up the WOODen cane and whacks the crap out it.

4) [oregum] 24-1-2009(3): I made a WOODEN cane an ARM'S LENGTH in LENGTH.

5) [adrianbarritt] 21-2-2008(2): Ever since a stunt went wrong on the Italian Job, Michael Caine needs a wooden cane of just the right length to walk correctly.

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