noun
A long, thin, rigid object; used for physical objects like a wooden pole, metal rod, or a conductor's baton.
彼は棒で地面に線を描いた。
He drew a line on the ground with a stick.
指揮者が棒を振り下ろした。
The conductor brought down the baton.
noun
A straight line or dash, often drawn or written; commonly used in contexts like 棒線 (a straight line) or 棒グラフ (bar graph).
答案の間違いに棒を引く。
I draw a line through the mistakes on the answer sheet.
expression
spoken monotonously
Internet slang derived from 棒読み (ぼうよみ), meaning to read or speak in a flat, expressionless tone; often used as a standalone noun-like expression online.
See also: 棒読み
あの配信者の声、完全に棒だよね。
That streamer's voice is totally monotone, isn't it?
The full term for reading in a monotone; 棒 is a clipped slang form used online.
Often refers to a longer, more flexible pole like a fishing rod or a pole for hanging things, while 棒 is more general and rigid.
The kanji 棒 originally depicts a wooden stick or club. The reading ぼう is the on'yomi. The slang sense is a shortening of 棒読み.