What is the meaning of ?

staff, stick, walking stick, cane, stave, strove, rod, wand

something one leans on, a support

a cane used for corporal punishment

a particularly shaped stirring stick used to make New Year's porridge

the stem of a pear

a traditional unit of length

  1. approximately 3 meters
  2. seven (shaku, traditional Japanese foot) and five (sun, traditional Japanese inch), or approximately 2.3 meters

approximately 3 meters

seven (shaku, traditional Japanese foot) and five (sun, traditional Japanese inch), or approximately 2.3 meters

a traditional unit of area

  1. one-fifth of a (tan, traditional Japanese paddy size, roughly half of an English acre), or around 237m²

one-fifth of a (tan, traditional Japanese paddy size, roughly half of an English acre), or around 237m²

a jo: a fighting staff, a little over 4 (shaku, a traditional unit of measure, about 30 cm or a foot) long, shorter than a (, quarterstaff)

under the ancient Ritsuryō system, caning as a form of corporal punishment

a traditional unit of area: one-fifth of a (tan, traditional Japanese paddy size, roughly half of an English acre), or around 237m²

Source: wiktionary.org