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杖 つえ N1

  1. cane; staff; walking stick; wand

杖 じょう

  1. public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

杖とも柱とも頼む つえともはしらともたのむ

  1. to count on someone as the only support

杖に縋るとも人に縋るな つえにすがるともひとにすがるな

  1. don't be a burden to others; lean on your cane, but don't lean on others

杖をつく つえをつく

  1. to walk with a cane

杖を携える つえをたずさえる

  1. to carry a cane

杖柱 つえはしら

  1. person upon whom one relies

杖状 つえじょう

  1. staff-shaped

杖術 じょうじゅつ

  1. form of martial art using a cane staff; jōjutsu

杖道 じょうどう

  1. form of martial art using a cane staff; jōdō
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