# 棒 pole

木 (tree) + (three Stooges) + 干 (dry out)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes

## Onyomi

BOU | Poles are not allowed in BOWLing . You're thinking of polo. Or maybe curling. But not BOWLing . Ass!

## Mnemonic

| The 3 stooges made a telephone pole out of a tree.

## Kunyomi

ぼう | wooden pole LAZY ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

泥棒(どろぼう) | robber ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 1/2 KANA 泥 (mud) + 棒 (pole) = 泥棒 (robber) a robber - not like a mugger but like a break-into-your-house-when-you're-not-home guy