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ツク棒 (ツクぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ツク棒ぼう

also: つくぼう

Meanings

1

noun

prong (of a buckle); pin

Refers specifically to the metal prong or pin of a buckle, such as on a belt or bag.

ベルトのツク棒ぼうが折おれてしまった。
The prong of the belt buckle broke.
このバッグのツク棒ぼうは真しん鍮ちゅう製せいだ。
The pin on this bag's buckle is made of brass.

Written forms

ツク棒ぼう
Standard kanji-katakana spelling for the buckle prong.
つく棒ぼう
Hiragana variant of the first part; less common but readable.

Kanji

棒rod, stick, cane

Similar words

バックル
バックル is the whole buckle, while ツク棒 is specifically the prong or pin part.

Etymology

Compound of ツク (of uncertain origin, possibly from 突く 'to poke' or a mimetic word) and 棒 (stick, rod). The exact derivation is uncertain.