しゅ
じょ

noun

  1. staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しゅ
じょ
手杖 しゅじょう
ちゅうじょう
手杖
手杖 ちゅうじょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
staff, cane
つえ ジョウ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ たけ とも (7th)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)