Kanji
竹
kanji character
bamboo
竹 kanji-竹 bamboo
竹
Meaning
bamboo
Readings
Kun'yomi
- たけ bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
- たけ うま stilts (for walking)
- たけ のこ bamboo shoot
On'yomi
- ちく りん bamboo thicket
- ばく ちく firecracker
- は ちく breaking bamboo
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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竹 bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae), middle (of a three-tier ranking system) -
竹 林 bamboo thicket, bamboo grove -
爆 竹 firecracker -
小 竹 bamboo grass, generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.) -
竹 刀 bamboo sword (for kendo), bamboo fencing stick, bamboo sword -
竹 馬 stilts (for walking), hobby horse -
青 竹 green bamboo -
竹 の子 bamboo shoot, young, inexperienced doctor -
破 竹 breaking bamboo -
竹 細 工 bamboo work, bamboo ware -
松 竹 梅 pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping), high... -
竹 垣 bamboo fence (hedge) -
竹 串 bamboo skewer -
竹 光 bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.), bamboo imitation sword... -
竹 みつbamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.), bamboo imitation sword... -
竹 材 bamboo material -
竹 製 made of bamboo -
竹 叢 bamboo grove -
竹 むらbamboo grove -
竹 槍 bamboo spear -
竹 やりbamboo spear -
竹 筒 container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways, bamboo tube, bamboo cylinder -
竹 やぶbamboo grove -
竹 薮 bamboo grove -
竹 藪 bamboo grove -
竹 輪 chikuwa, tube-shaped fish paste cake -
竹 簡 bamboo writing strip -
竹 箆 bamboo spatula -
竹 篦 bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism), striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger -
竹 竿 bamboo pole