自 撮(じど)り棒(ぼう)

じどりぼう

noun

selfie stick

1. selfie stick

An extendable rod that holds a smartphone or camera at arm's length so the user can photograph themselves with more of the surroundings in frame.

自撮(じど)り棒(ぼう)を買(か)った。

I bought a selfie stick.

自撮(じど)り棒(ぼう)を使(つか)って全員(ぜんいん)で写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)った。

We used a selfie stick to take a photo with everyone in it.

この美術館(びじゅつかん)では自撮(じど)り棒(ぼう)の使用(しよう)が禁止(きんし)されている。

The use of selfie sticks is prohibited in this museum.

Composed of 自撮(じど)り (taking a photo of oneself) + 棒(ぼう) (stick, rod). A 2010s coinage that has settled in as the ordinary word for the device.

Common collocations

自撮(じど)り棒(ぼう)を使(つか)う: to use a selfie stick
自撮(じど)り棒(ぼう)を伸(の)ばす: to extend a selfie stick
自撮(じど)り棒(ぼう)禁止(きんし): selfie sticks prohibited
自撮(じど)り棒(ぼう)付(つ)きの三脚(さんきゃく): a tripod with a selfie-stick function

Usage

Signs at museums, temples, and crowded stations often read 自撮(じど)り棒(ぼう)禁止(きんし), so the word is worth recognizing on notices. The English loanword セルフィースティック exists but is much rarer in speech.

Related Words

Compare: セルフィー (selfie)

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Added 2026.8.7 9:23 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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