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bamboo grass
Stroke count: 11

Readings

Kun readingささ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. bamboo grassRtK
  2. (kokuji)
  1. generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

Radicals and components

Radical竹bambooComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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bamboo (竹) · generation

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1010

Compound words

笹舟ささぶね
toy bamboo-leaf boat
熊笹くまざさ
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii)
笹原ささはら
field of bamboo grass
笹掻きささがき
cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings
笹身ささみ
chicken tender
笹竹ささたけ
small bamboo
篠笹しのざさ
bamboo grass

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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