rod in Japanese
rod in Japanese is 鞭, 杆菌, 桿菌 — rod means a straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
rod in Japanese
鞭
Pronounced: muchi
A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
杆菌
Pronounced: kankin
An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.
桿菌
Pronounced: kankin
An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.
竿
Pronounced: sao
An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.
杆体
Pronounced: kantai
A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
桿体
Pronounced: kantai
A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
棒
Pronounced: bō
A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.
What does "rod" mean?
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noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
"The curtain hung from a brass rod above the window."
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noun A long, tapering pole used for fishing.
"He bought a lightweight rod and a small box of bait for the weekend."
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noun An old unit of length equal to about 5.5 yards (roughly 5 meters), once used in surveying and land measurement.
"In the history museum, a guide explained that a rod was once a standard land measure."
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noun (slang) A handgun.
"The detective in the film always carried a rod under his coat."
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rod in a sentence
- The curtain hung from a brass rod above the window.
- Farmers pushed a wooden rod into the soil to mark where the seeds were planted.
- He bought a lightweight rod and a small box of bait for the weekend.
- My grandfather taught me how to hold the rod steady while waiting for a bite.
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What is "rod" in Japanese?
"rod" in Japanese is 鞭, 杆菌, 桿菌. rod means: A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
How do you pronounce 鞭?
"rod" in Japanese is 鞭, pronounced "muchi".
How do you use "rod" in a sentence?
Example: "The curtain hung from a brass rod above the window." In Japanese, "rod" is 鞭, 杆菌, 桿菌.
Are there other ways to say "rod" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 7 translations listed for "rod": 鞭, 杆菌, 桿菌, 竿, 杆体, 桿体.
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