天秤棒

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天秤棒 (tenbinbō): a carrying pole in use by a street vendor in Hanoi.
Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
びん
Jinmeiyō
ぼう
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 天秤 (tenbin, a pair of scales, a balance) +‎ (, a pole, a staff).

Pronunciation

Noun

(てん)(びん)(ぼう) (tenbinbō

  1. a carrying pole, a yoke as used by people for carrying things

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN