杖 Home·Characters·杖 Character · Objects 杖 つえ tsue staff, cane Composition 1234567 木tree, wood丈measure, stature Origin Wood 木 with 丈 as phonetic: the staff one leans on. Proverbs carrying this character 023 転ばぬ先の杖 A staff before the fall. Related characters 兜helmet刀sword, knife台stand, platform噌clamor器vessel, utensil塩salt塵dust宝treasure帯belt, sash本root, origin