noun
bamboo pole
A long, straight pole made from bamboo, used for hanging laundry, as a carrying pole, or in traditional construction.
洗濯物を竹竿に干す。
Hang the laundry on a bamboo pole.
祭りで竹竿の先に提灯を吊るした。
At the festival, we hung a lantern from the end of a bamboo pole.
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Compound of 竹 (たけ, 'bamboo') and 竿 (さお, 'pole'). The reading ざお is a rendaku form of さお.