鉄棒

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鉄	棒
てつ Grade: 3	ぼう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
鐵棒 (kyūjitai)

Noun

鉄(てつ)棒(ぼう) • (tetsubō) 

1. a metal rod or staff
2. (gymnastics) the horizontal bar

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鉄	棒
かな Grade: 3	ぼう Grade: 6
yutōyomi

Alternative spellings
鐵棒 (kyūjitai) 金棒

Noun

鉄(かな)棒(ぼう) • (kanabō) 

For pronunciation and definitions of 鉄棒 – see the following entry.

【金棒かなぼう】 [noun] a metal rod or bo staff [noun] Clipping of 金棒引き (“a night watchman”). [noun] Clipping of 金棒引き (“telling tall tales or gossip; one who does such things”).}

(This term, 鉄棒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)