竿竹[saodake] bamboo pole
三竿[sankan] broad daylight
黐竿[mochizao] lime stick for catching insects
釣り竿[tsurizao] fishing rod
竹竿[takezao] bamboo pole

物干竿[monohoshizao] pole on which to hang laundry for drying
旗竿[hatazao] flagstaff
竿頭[kantou] top of a pole
継竿[tsugizao] a jointed fishing rod

データの先頭[deetanosentou] beginning of data
一頭[ittou] one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.)
一頭立て[ittoudate] one-horse (carriage)
咽頭[intou] pharynx
駅頭[ekitou] station

音頭[ondo] leading a group of people
会頭[kaitou] society president
街頭[gaitou] in the street
核弾頭[kakudantou] nuclear warhead
巻頭[kantou] opening page of book