Meaning
bamboo
On'yomi
チク
Kun'yomi
たけ
Common compounds (11)
- 小竹 ササbamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
- 竹 タケbamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
- 爆竹 ばくちくfirecracker
- 竹林 たけばやしbamboo thicket; bamboo grove
- 竹刀 しないbamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
- 笋 たかむなbamboo shoot
- 青竹 あおだけgreen bamboo
- 竹馬 ちくばhobby horse
- 竹細工 たけざいくbamboo work; bamboo ware
- 破竹 はちくbreaking bamboo
- 松竹梅 しょうちくばいpine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping)