棒
ボウ
rod; stick; cane; pole; club; line
Words
泥棒
どろぼう ドロボー どろぼー
- thief; burglar; robber n
- theft; burglary; robbery n vs
棒
ぼう
- pole; rod; stick; baton n
- line; dash n
鉄棒
てつぼう
- iron rod; iron bar; iron club n
- horizontal bar (gymnastics) n
近江泥棒伊勢乞食
おうみどろぼういせこじき
- merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise exp derog proverb arch
藪から棒
やぶからぼう
- bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise exp n