Keyword
cane
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jinmeiyō 
?
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2566
Readings
つえ
(70%)
づえ
(20%)
Composed of
tree
3 meters
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to rest one's chin in one's hands
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
bishop's staff; khakkhara
crutch; crutches
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to rest one's chin in one's hands
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
white cane (for the blind or visually impaired)
severe caning (60-100 times)
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
bamboo rod (stick, pole)
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight
person upon whom one relies
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight
to count on someone as the only support
jōdō; form of martial art using a cane staff
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight
resting one's chin in one's hands
janggu (Korean hourglass drum); janggo; changgo
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage)
brace (in construction); angle brace
mace; (ceremonial) staff
wand used when preparing gruel for the 15th of the first month (said to cure sterility in women)
don't be a burden to others; (lit.) lean on your cane, but don't lean on others
flail with a retractable iron weight and chain
forked stick
Burmannia championii (species of flowering plant)
yellow bird's-nest (Monotropa hypopitys); pinesap; false beechdrops
Examples (5 in total)
My grandfather always needs a cane.
When Tom broke his leg, he had to use crutches for three months.
When he broke his leg, he had to use crutches for 3 months.