Compare: 杖 vs 杖
杖つえ
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
杖じょう
public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
つえ杖
N5CommonNoun
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
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転ばぬ先の杖。
Forewarned is forearmed.
老人は杖をついていた。
The old man walked with a stick.
じょう杖
N3Noun
public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
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