杖

つえ · tsue · JLPT N1 · noun

cane

🦯 木 (tree, wood) + 丈 (staff, length) = a wooden staff you lean on to walk

丈 was an old unit of length and a word for a rod or staff. Adding 木 (wood) turns it into a walking stick made of wood, which is what a cane is.

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