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竹

竹 — bamboo

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チク
Kun
たけ
Strokes
6
JLPT
N2
School grade
1

Common words with 竹

  • 竹たけbamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)Common

    林に竹が目立つ。
    Bamboo stands out in the woods.

  • 爆竹ばくちくfirecrackerCommon
  • 竹刀しないbamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stickCommon
  • 竹林ちくりんbamboo thicket; bamboo groveCommon
  • 青竹あおだけgreen bambooOccasional
  • 竹馬たけうまstilts (for walking)Occasional
  • 竹細工たけざいくbamboo work; bamboo wareOccasional
  • 破竹はちくirresistible; unstoppable; indomitableOccasional
  • 松竹梅しょうちくばいpine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping)Occasional
  • さお竹さおだけbamboo poleRare
  • なよ竹なよたけSimon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)Rare
  • 方竹ほうちくtype of bambooRare
  • 竹がえしたけがえしchildren's game of catching bamboo spatulas on the back of the handRare
  • 内竹うちだけinner bamboo layer of a bowRare
  • 法竹ほっちくtype of open-ended bamboo fluteRare
  • 外竹とだけouter bamboo layer of a bowRare
  • 割竹わりだけsplit bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo splitRare
  • 竹の春たけのはるeighth lunar monthRare
  • 竹製たけせいmade of bambooRare
  • 竹席たかむしろbamboo matRare

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 71 words that use 竹.

  • 竹 たけ bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae)
  • 爆竹 ばくちく firecracker
  • 竹林 ちくりん bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
  • 青竹 あおだけ green bamboo
  • 竹馬 たけうま stilts (for walking)

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