さお

さお

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
竿

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さお​ [sàóꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠o̞]

Noun

さお • (sao) ^{←さを (sawo)?}

1. pole
2. (euphemistic, vulgar) penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:陰茎

Derived terms

• 釣(つり)竿(ざお) (tsurizao, “fishing pole”)
• 黐(もち)竿(ざお) (mochizao)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
さ青

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa̠o̞]

Noun

さお • (sao) ^{←さを (sawo)?}

1. (Classical Japanese, now literary) blue
   • 1928, 梶井基次郎(かじいもとじろう) [Kajii Motojirō], 桜(さくら)の樹(き)の下(した)には (Sakura no ki no shita ni wa) [Under the cherry trees]‎, 新字新仮名 edition:

     白(しろ)い日(にっ)光(こう)をさ青(お)に煙(けむ)らせている木(き)の若(わか)芽(め)

     shiroi nikkō o sao ni kemuraseteiru ki no wakame

     (please add an English translation of this example)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN