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竹

Bamboo
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingチク
Kun readingたけ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 1Level 4

Meanings

  1. bambooRtK
  1. bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
  2. middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

Synonyms

松梅

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (たけ)
岳 · mountain丈 · height

Radicals and components

Radical竹bamboo

Compound words

竹田たけだ
Japanese name
竹の子たけのこ
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
竹刀しない
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
竹林ちくりん
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
爆竹ばくちく
firecracker
割竹わりだけ
split bamboo
竿竹さおだけ
bamboo pole
笹竹ささたけ
small bamboo
糸竹いとたけ
(musical) strings and bamboo
篠竹すずたけ
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
真竹まだけ
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides)
箭竹やだけ
bamboo arrow shaft
暖竹だんちく
Arundo donax
竹垣たけがき
bamboo fence (hedge)
竹竿たけざお
bamboo pole
竹串たけぐし
bamboo skewer
竹槍たけやり
bamboo spear
竹筒たけづつ
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways
竹杷さらい
farmer's rake
竹筏てっぱい
Taiwanese bamboo raft
竹箆たけべら
bamboo spatula
竹薮たけやぶ
bamboo grove
竹帛ちくはく
history
竹棹たけざお
bamboo pole

Additional Examples

彼と私は竹馬の友。
He and I are bosom friends.tatoeba
竹は風でたわむ。
Bamboo bends before the wind.tatoeba
竹が雪のおもみでたわんでいる。
The bamboo is bending with the weight of the snow.tatoeba
私たちは竹かごの作り方を教わった。
We received instructions on how to make a bamboo basket.tatoeba

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Bamboo. Two bamboo stalks with leaves.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 竹

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