竿かん

suffix, counter

counter for poles, rods, etc.

Used as a suffix attached to numerals to count long, slender objects such as poles, fishing rods, bamboo poles, or flagpoles. Not a general counter for sticks or bars; limited to specific pole-like items.

• 釣つり竿ざおを二に竿かん買かった。

  I bought two fishing rods.

• 旗はた竿ざおが三さん竿かん並ならんでいる。

  Three flagpoles are lined up.