釣(つ)り竿(ざお)

Forms

釣(つ)り (fishing) + 竿(さお) (pole) → 釣(つ)り竿(ざお) (rendaku: さお → ざお)

Types

• のべ竿(ざお): fixed rod without reel (traditional style)
• リール竿(ざお): rod with reel
• 投(な)げ竿(ざお): casting rod (for surf fishing)
• ルアーロッド: lure fishing rod

Common collocations

• 釣(つ)り竿(ざお)を振(ふ)る: to cast a fishing rod
• 釣(つ)り竿(ざお)をしまう: to put away a fishing rod
• 釣(つ)り竿(ざお)を立(た)てる: to set up a fishing rod

Usage

Also written as 釣竿(つりざお) without the okurigana. The English loanword ロッド is also common, especially for modern-style rods.