Illustration: Inside an Edo-period weapons workshop, a smith presents a massive iron club to a sturdy retainer. Its long, thick shaft has blunt iron studs, a narrow wrapped grip, and a rounded striking end resting heavily on a low wooden support.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

金かな棒ぼう

kanabou

iron club

Common in 鬼に金棒, meaning added strength for someone already capable. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 君きみがここにいてくれるなら、なにも怖こわいものなし。鬼おにに金棒かなぼうだよ。

    With you here beside me I’m not afraid of anything. You’re my fortress.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 君きみが英語えいごができれば鬼おにに金棒かなぼうなんだが。

    If you could only speak English, you would be perfect.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 現代げんだいの日本人にっぽんじんが、「鬼おに」と言いわれて一般的いっぱんてきに連想れんそうする姿すがたは、頭あたまに角つのと巻まき毛けの頭髪とうはつを具そなえ、口くちに牙きばを有ゆうし、指ゆびに鋭するどい爪つめが生はえ、虎とらの毛皮けがわの褌ふんどしを腰こしに纏まとい、表面ひょうめんに突起とっきのある金棒かなぼうを持もった大男おおおとこである。

    When Japanese people today hear the word “oni,” they generally picture a large man with horns and curly hair, fangs, sharp claws, a tiger-skin loincloth around his waist, and a spiked iron club in his hand.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 金棒

  • 金goldOnキン・コン・ゴンKunかね・かな-
  • 棒rod; stickOnボウ

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