幹

Meaning

1. n
   tree trunk; bole
2. n
   backbone; base; foundation
3. n
   trunk; stem; stalk
4. n
   shaft (of an arrow)
5. n archaic
   handle

Example sentences

• きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。

  Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.

• 彼は金持ちで、その上家柄がよい。

  He is rich and, moreover, well-born.

• われわれはそんなりっぱな家に住む柄ではない。

  It is not for us to live in such a fine house.