竿

さお

• Noun

  common noun
  1. rod; pole.
  2. neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen.

     esp. 棹

  3. beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance).
  4. single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese).
  5. penis.

     slang

• Counter
  1. counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan).