pole, rod, scale beam, violin neck
竿 centers on a long, slender, rigid object used for support, measurement, or as a structural part: a pole, rod, scale beam, or the neck of a violin.
竿 combines 竹 (bamboo) and 干 (a pictograph of a shield or a pestle, here likely contributing the sound). Bamboo poles are a common source for rods and beams.
Bamboo 竹 is used to make a sturdy pole 干: imagine a bamboo rod used as a scale beam or the neck of a violin.
For カン, picture a can of bamboo poles: can -> カン, and you pull out a long rod.
rod; pole
fishing rod
flagstaff; flagpole
fishing rod with the line connected to the tip (i.e. without a reel or guides)
one pole (esp. used for fishing poles); one rod
broad daylight
flail (for threshing grain)
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain
Akita Kantō Festival (3-6 August)
bamboo pole
counter for poles, rods, etc.
women who have had sex with the same man; pole sisters
character in erotica with a mainly penetrative role
Kanto Festival (Akita)
beam balance; steelyard
top of a pole
a jointed fishing rod
penis; cock
birdlime-covered pole