竿

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pole

On-Yomi: カン

Koohii stories:

1) [synewave] 28-5-2007(54): In Japan they use bamboo poles to dry their clothes on.

2) [Peppi] 22-5-2009(4): bamboo cane (#2642 竺) + bamboo pole = bamboo clothlines.

3) [kapalama] 5-11-2010(2): 釣り竿 , 物干し竿 , 旗竿 , 検地竿 , pole (#2632 竿) さお … Parts: 竹 , 干 … Similars: 極 poles (#1903 極), 竿 pole (#2632 竿) … Story: Pole for hanging out your Pandas out to dry on the Clothesline.

4) [icamonkey] 10-11-2009(1): Fishing poles made from bamboo that I find with my bamboo fishing pole, then dry to make more bamboo fishing poles.

5) [Haych] 9-11-2012(): Bamboo can be used for telephone poles. The interior can be used to run the wires through, and it has the benefit of keeping them dry.

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