ゲバ棒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative forms

  • (uncommon) ゲバルト(ぼう) (gebaruto-bō)

Etymology

Compound of ゲバルト (gebaruto, violence) + (ぼう) (, pole, stick).

Pronunciation

Noun

ゲバ(ぼう) • (geba-bō

  1. (historical) piece of lumber (角材) carried by left-wing student protestors as an intimidating weapon

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 ゲバ‐ぼう 【─棒】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here