竿 さお sao rod JLPT N1 noun counter Common word Other meanings 2. neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen 3. beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance) The kanji in this word 竿 In this level 細胞 採用 遮る さえずる 冴える 栄える 差額 杯 逆立ち 先に Back to the JLPT N1 list Practise these words