| 柄 |
| 1. n. a handle, a grip, a shaft, a haft | |
| 大鎌の柄 - a snath, a scythe shaft | |
| 2. n. Usage: The grain sense is more commonly spelled 穎. | |
| 3. suffix. of the same lineage | |
| 4. suffix. the inherent qualities or characteristics of a thing | |
| 5. suffix. Usage: The lineage sense is often found embedded in other words, such as the first few of the following. | |
| 6. n. Usage: Often followed by the particle | |
| 7. counter. used to count items with shafts | |
| 8. n. the trunk or stem of a plant | |
| 9. n. the shaft of an arrow | |
| 10. n. the shaft, haft, or handle of a tool | |
| 11. prefix. describes something with a stem, shaft, or handle | |
| 12. prefix. Usage: The shaft sense is often found embedded in other words, such as the following, which are often spelled with other kanji. | |
| 13. suffix. the inherent qualities or characteristics of a thing | |
| 14. suffix. a shape, pattern, or design | |
| 15. n. one's physical shape or build | |
| 柄の大きいやつだな。 - Wow, he's sure built big. | |
| 16. n. one's character, personality, or temperament | |
| 柄の悪い人 - a person with a bad character | |
| 17. n. a pattern or design, such as on cloth | |
| あの柄は派手過ぎるよ。 - That pattern is way too colorful. | |
| 18. n. the hilt of a sword or knife, or the grip of a bow or staff | |
| 19. n. the portion of a brush pen held in the hand | |
| 20. n. a penis | |
| 21. n. the nock on either end of a bow where the bowstring rests | |
| 22. n. a bent nail or other kind of spike attached to or driven through an iron staff or a truncheon to make the weapon more dangerous | |
| 23. n. the areas on either end of a yoke or other carrying pole where cordage or rope is attached, from which the load is carried | |
| 24. n. the grip of a tiller, boathook, or other pole | |
| 25. n. (as a pun on the verb sense of stick to, attach) a female entertainer's or prostitute's secret lover | |
| 26. n. Usage: The grip sense is not spelled using the alternative forms, and is only spelled 柄 in kanji. | |
| 27. n. a tenon, as in a mortise and tenon carpentry join | |
| 28. n. (slang) a penis | |
