金棒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	棒
かな Grade: 1	ぼう Grade: 6
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
鉄棒

Noun

金(かな)棒(ぼう) • (kanabō) 

1. a metal rod or bo staff
2. Clipping of 金棒引き (“a night watchman”).
3. Clipping of 金棒引き (“telling tall tales or gossip; one who does such things”).}

Derived terms

• 金棒引(かなぼうひ)き (kanabōhiki)
• 鬼(お)に金棒(にかなぼう) (oni ni kanabō)